Jury Pool Profile

Wright County, Iowa

Republican +36 (2024)

Population: 12,817
Median household income: $64,033
Unemployment: 3.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 10,716 83.6%
Black or African American alone 23 0.2%
Asian alone 80 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 64 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 593 4.6%
Two or more races 1,341 10.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,402 18.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.8

Under 18 3,343 26.1%
18–24 881 6.9%
25–44 2,821 22.0%
45–64 2,938 22.9%
65 and over 2,834 22.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.0%; -0.48 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.2B; 0.47% of state
Avg. annual pay: $58,576
Establishments: 468

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 1,633 26.2%
Manufacturing 1,490 23.9%
Trade, transportation & utilities 970 15.6%
Natural resources & mining 936 15.0%
Public administration 268 4.3%
Leisure & hospitality 264 4.2%
Professional & business services 190 3.0%
Construction 188 3.0%
Financial activities 152 2.4%
Other services 82 1.3%
Information 30 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 74.2%
Median gross rent: $788
Owner-occupied: 3,971
Renter-occupied: 1,381

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,706 votes cast

Republican 3,853 67.5%
Democratic 1,770 31.0%
Other / third-party 83 1.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

85.0% speak only English at home

Spanish 1,632 13.6%
Other Asian/Pacific 100 0.8%
German 53 0.4%
Chinese 6 0.1%
Slavic languages 5 0.0%
Other 5 0.0%
Tagalog 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 5,352
Family households: 3,570; 66.7% of households
Married w/ children: 2,743
Single-mother households: 438
Veterans: 782; 8.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

48.6% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 3,407 26.3%
Evangelical Protestant 1,417 10.9%
Catholic 1,345 10.4%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 127 1.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.6%
With a disability: 13.0%
Bachelor's or higher: 23.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 2nd Judicial District Court
Judges: 16 (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: Allison, Boone, Carroll, Charles City, Clarion, Dakota City, Eldora, Forest City, Fort Dodge, Garner, Hampton, Jefferson, Marshalltown, Mason City, Nevada, Northwood, Osage, Pocahontas, Rockwell City, Sac City, Waverly, Webster City

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Iowa statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 31.67 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 2

NHTSA FARS 2023