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Jury Pool Profile

Story County, Iowa

Democratic +10 (2024)
Population
98,592
Median household income
$69,006
Unemployment
2.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 81,672 82.8%
  • Black or African American alone 2,679 2.7%
  • Asian alone 6,675 6.8%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 446 0.5%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 91 0.1%
  • Some other race alone 1,865 1.9%
  • Two or more races 5,164 5.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4,943 5.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 27

  • Under 18 16,200 16.4%
  • 18–24 29,868 30.3%
  • 25–44 22,877 23.2%
  • 45–64 16,874 17.1%
  • 65 and over 12,773 13.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
2.9%
-0.55 pp vs. state
County GDP
$7.8B
2.93% of state
Avg. annual pay
$62,615
Establishments
3,066

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 8,756 18.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 7,123 15.0%
  • Leisure & hospitality 5,182 10.9%
  • Manufacturing 5,082 10.7%
  • Professional & business services 4,985 10.5%
  • Public administration 3,325 7.0%
  • Construction 1,917 4.0%
  • Financial activities 1,748 3.7%
  • Other services 1,133 2.4%
  • Natural resources & mining 658 1.4%
  • Information 564 1.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
56.0%
Median gross rent
$1,019
Owner-occupied
21,668
Renter-occupied
17,040

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 49,200 votes cast

  • Democratic 26,765 54.4%
  • Republican 21,665 44.0%
  • Other / third-party 770 1.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

89.1% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 2,153 2.3%
  • Other Indo-European 2,041 2.2%
  • Chinese 1,644 1.7%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 1,021 1.1%
  • Korean 1,002 1.1%
  • Other 567 0.6%
  • German 514 0.5%
  • Vietnamese 418 0.4%
  • Slavic languages 392 0.4%
  • Arabic 243 0.3%
  • Tagalog 181 0.2%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 121 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
38,708
Family households
18,912
48.9% of households
Married w/ children
15,701
Single-mother households
1,247
Veterans
3,600
4.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

34.4% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 13,055 13.2%
  • Evangelical Protestant 9,424 9.6%
  • Catholic 7,973 8.1%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2,849 2.9%
  • Orthodox 600 0.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
95.4%
With a disability
9.2%
Bachelor's or higher
53.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

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

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Iowa statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
4.85 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Story County, Iowa to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.