Jury Pool Profile
Scott County, Iowa
- County seat
- Davenport
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 175,259
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 174,608.
At a glance
Scott County is a 175,259-person venue. The county population is 79% White and 7% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $78,991, $3,368 above the IA state median of $75,623; 36.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Vietnamese. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 23.5% of covered employment, average pay $53,801/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.99%, above the 3.34% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 174,608
- Median household income
- $78,277
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 79% / 7%.
Scott County has a population of 174,608, with a median age of 39.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 79.1%; Black residents 7.2%. Independently, 7.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $78,991; 36.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 21,880 jobs; Education & health services, about 19,880, is within 20% of it, counting the jobs BLS withholds.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 23.5% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.99%, above the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Scott County was carried by the Republican candidate with 51.2% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 50.7% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 47.5% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese. Veterans account for 7.5% of the adult civilian population (10,040 individuals).