Jury Pool Profile

Union County, Iowa

Republican +36 (2024)

Population: 12,038
Median household income: $56,813
Unemployment: 3.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 11,339 94.2%
Black or African American alone 55 0.5%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1 0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 209 1.7%
Two or more races 434 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 420 3.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.6

Under 18 2,858 23.7%
18–24 1,048 8.7%
25–44 2,717 22.6%
45–64 2,943 24.4%
65 and over 2,472 20.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.6%; +0.13 pp vs. state
County GDP: $964.9M; 0.36% of state
Avg. annual pay: $50,030
Establishments: 459

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 1,749 29.6%
Trade, transportation & utilities 1,190 20.1%
Manufacturing 1,082 18.3%
Professional & business services 424 7.2%
Leisure & hospitality 407 6.9%
Construction 288 4.9%
Public administration 222 3.8%
Natural resources & mining 188 3.2%
Financial activities 163 2.8%
Other services 78 1.3%
Information 50 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 72.1%
Median gross rent: $683
Owner-occupied: 3,645
Renter-occupied: 1,410

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,996 votes cast

Republican 4,044 67.4%
Democratic 1,874 31.3%
Other / third-party 78 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.1% speak only English at home

German 186 1.6%
Spanish 143 1.3%
French (incl. Cajun) 4 0.0%
Slavic languages 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 5,055
Family households: 2,922; 57.8% of households
Married w/ children: 2,297
Single-mother households: 367
Veterans: 753; 8.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

35.0% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 1,384 11.4%
Catholic 1,370 11.3%
Evangelical Protestant 1,318 10.9%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 177 1.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.1%
With a disability: 15.6%
Bachelor's or higher: 24.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 5th Judicial District Court
Judges: 27 (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: Adel, Bedford, Chariton, Corning, Corydon, Creston, Des Moines, Greenfield, Guthrie Center, Indianola, Knoxville, Leon, Mount Ayr, Newton, Osceola, Winterset

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Iowa statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 6; 65.36 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023