Jury Pool Profile

Sac County, Iowa

Republican +52 (2024)

Population: 9,759
Median household income: $70,991
Unemployment: 3.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 9,267 95.0%
Black or African American alone 54 0.6%
Asian alone 84 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 4 0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 44 0.5%
Some other race alone 143 1.5%
Two or more races 163 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 398 4.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45.3

Under 18 2,172 22.3%
18–24 672 6.9%
25–44 2,015 20.6%
45–64 2,570 26.3%
65 and over 2,330 23.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.3%; -0.15 pp vs. state
County GDP: $793.7M; 0.3% of state
Avg. annual pay: $50,518
Establishments: 392

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 739 24.9%
Trade, transportation & utilities 716 24.1%
Manufacturing 511 17.2%
Public administration 259 8.7%
Leisure & hospitality 161 5.4%
Natural resources & mining 144 4.9%
Financial activities 120 4.0%
Construction 118 4.0%
Professional & business services 72 2.4%
Other services 72 2.4%
Information 38 1.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 78.0%
Median gross rent: $643
Owner-occupied: 3,317
Renter-occupied: 934

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,448 votes cast

Republican 4,100 75.3%
Democratic 1,289 23.7%
Other / third-party 59 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.9% speak only English at home

Spanish 266 2.9%
German 155 1.7%
Other Asian/Pacific 31 0.3%
French (incl. Cajun) 9 0.1%
Chinese 5 0.1%
Arabic 4 0.0%
Slavic languages 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 4,251
Family households: 2,636; 62.0% of households
Married w/ children: 2,192
Single-mother households: 185
Veterans: 633; 8.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

69.9% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 2,591 26.4%
Evangelical Protestant 2,367 24.1%
Catholic 1,898 19.3%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.8%
With a disability: 12.3%
Bachelor's or higher: 21.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 2nd Judicial District Court
Judges: 16 (District Court judges per Judicial Election District (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction). District Associate, Associate Juvenile, and Magistrate judges (limited jurisdiction) are separately allocated and not counted here. Vintage 2026 iowacourts.gov directory; counts cross-checked against Iowa Code § 602.6201.)
Court seats: Allison, Boone, Carroll, Charles City, Clarion, Dakota City, Eldora, Forest City, Fort Dodge, Garner, Hampton, Jefferson, Marshalltown, Mason City, Nevada, Northwood, Osage, Pocahontas, Rockwell City, Sac City, Waverly, Webster City

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Iowa statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 1; 13.18 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023