Jury Pool Profile
Van Buren County, Iowa
- County seat
- Keosauqua
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,131
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,241.
At a glance
Van Buren County is a 7,131-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $60,881, $14,742 below the IA state median of $75,623; 18.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 15.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic. The largest published sector is Manufacturing, at 25.6% of covered employment, average pay $58,442/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.2%, below the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 72% to 77% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 7,241
- Median household income
- $61,161
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 0%.
Van Buren County has a population of 7,241, with a median age of 44.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.5%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 1.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,881; 18.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.8% 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: Education & health services, about 31% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest published sector at 25.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.2%, below the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 75%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Van Buren County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 76.9% in 2024, 75.4% in 2020, 71.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 15.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
15.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 9.5% of the adult civilian population (527 individuals).