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Jury Pool Profile

Iowa County, Wisconsin

Democratic +8 (2024)
Population
23,832
Median household income
$83,372
Unemployment
2.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 22,252 93.4%
  • Black or African American alone 201 0.8%
  • Asian alone 201 0.8%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 25 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 188 0.8%
  • Two or more races 965 4.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 522 2.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.7

  • Under 18 5,212 21.9%
  • 18–24 1,583 6.6%
  • 25–44 5,481 23.0%
  • 45–64 6,818 28.6%
  • 65 and over 4,738 19.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
2.9%
-0.31 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.7B
0.37% of state
Avg. annual pay
$55,369
Establishments
722

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 3,765 35.2%
  • Manufacturing 2,177 20.4%
  • Education & health services 1,855 17.4%
  • Leisure & hospitality 964 9.0%
  • Construction 426 4.0%
  • Public administration 380 3.6%
  • Natural resources & mining 340 3.2%
  • Professional & business services 257 2.4%
  • Financial activities 184 1.7%
  • Other services 168 1.6%
  • Information 39 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
77.1%
Median gross rent
$941
Owner-occupied
7,677
Renter-occupied
2,274

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 14,647 votes cast

  • Democratic 7,750 52.9%
  • Republican 6,631 45.3%
  • Other / third-party 266 1.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.8% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 198 0.9%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 118 0.5%
  • German 70 0.3%
  • Other Indo-European 34 0.2%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 24 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 16 0.1%
  • Vietnamese 12 0.1%
  • Tagalog 10 0.0%
  • Other 6 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
9,951
Family households
6,261
62.9% of households
Married w/ children
5,215
Single-mother households
285
Veterans
1,107
5.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

57.8% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 4,909 20.7%
  • Evangelical Protestant 4,156 17.5%
  • Mainline Protestant 2,950 12.4%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,507 6.4%
  • Black Protestant 180 0.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
96.6%
With a disability
11.9%
Bachelor's or higher
28.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
Iowa County Circuit Court (7th Judicial District)
Judges
18 (Circuit Court judges aggregated across all counties in each administrative Judicial District (Wis. Stat. § 753.06); vintage 2026 wicourts.gov. Note: WI's Circuit Court is per-county (72 trial venues); the 9 active numbered Judicial Districts are administrative chief-judge regions, not jurisdictions. Municipal Court judges (limited jurisdiction — city ordinances) are separate and not counted here.)
Court seats
Dodgeville

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Wisconsin statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
7
37.59 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
7

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Iowa County, Wisconsin to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.