Jury Pool Profile
Taylor County, Iowa
- County seat
- Bedford
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,835
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,868.
At a glance
Taylor County is a 5,835-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,373, $12,250 below the IA state median of $75,623; 16.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Manufacturing, at 32.0% of covered employment, average pay $61,677/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.18%, below the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 77% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 5,868
- Median household income
- $67,740
- Unemployment
- 2.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 0%.
Taylor County has a population of 5,868, with a median age of 43.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.2%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 8.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,373; 16.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Manufacturing, about 32% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest published sector at 32.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.18%, below the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 74%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Taylor County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 77.4% in 2024, 75.8% in 2020, 70.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Arabic. Veterans account for 8.7% of the adult civilian population (397 individuals).