Jury Pool Profile

Tama County, Iowa

Republican +27 (2024)

Population: 16,982
Median household income: $67,955
Unemployment: 5.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 13,845 81.5%
Black or African American alone 196 1.2%
Asian alone 107 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1,151 6.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 6 0.0%
Some other race alone 352 2.1%
Two or more races 1,325 7.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,919 11.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.8

Under 18 4,079 24.0%
18–24 1,202 7.1%
25–44 3,797 22.4%
45–64 4,435 26.1%
65 and over 3,469 20.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.0%; +1.52 pp vs. state
County GDP: $847.9M; 0.32% of state
Avg. annual pay: $48,774
Establishments: 440

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 1,003 18.7%
Education & health services 981 18.3%
Trade, transportation & utilities 979 18.3%
Public administration 741 13.8%
Leisure & hospitality 221 4.1%
Professional & business services 202 3.8%
Natural resources & mining 183 3.4%
Financial activities 141 2.6%
Construction 133 2.5%
Other services 75 1.4%
Information 24 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 76.5%
Median gross rent: $865
Owner-occupied: 5,146
Renter-occupied: 1,585

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 8,594 votes cast

Republican 5,379 62.6%
Democratic 3,070 35.7%
Other / third-party 145 1.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

88.7% speak only English at home

Spanish 1,129 7.1%
Other 558 3.5%
French (incl. Cajun) 57 0.4%
Tagalog 26 0.2%
German 24 0.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 6 0.0%
Chinese 3 0.0%
Korean 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 6,731
Family households: 4,490; 66.7% of households
Married w/ children: 3,581
Single-mother households: 374
Veterans: 1,107; 8.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

42.5% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 3,956 23.1%
Catholic 2,474 14.4%
Evangelical Protestant 703 4.1%
Black Protestant 150 0.9%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 5 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.0%
With a disability: 11.4%
Bachelor's or higher: 19.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 6th Judicial District Court
Judges: 14 (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: Anamosa, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Marengo, Toledo, Vinton

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Iowa statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 0; 0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 0

NHTSA FARS 2023