Jury Pool Profile
Washington County, Iowa
- County seat
- Washington
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 22,667
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 22,561.
At a glance
Washington County is a 22,667-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $77,916, $2,293 above the IA state median of $75,623; 26.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 19.9% of covered employment, average pay $52,538/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.53%, below the 3.34% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 57% to 62% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 22,561
- Median household income
- $75,647
- Unemployment
- 2.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 1%.
Washington County has a population of 22,561, with a median age of 40.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.1%; Black residents 1.0%. Independently, 7.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $77,916; 26.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.0% 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 25% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 19.9% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 13.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.53%, below the Iowa state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 59%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Washington County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 61.6% in 2024, 59.3% in 2020, 57.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.7% 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 5.1% of the adult civilian population (873 individuals).