Who is the Cerro Gordo County County Attorney?

Carlyle D. Dalen (Democratic) is the County Attorney of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Cerro Gordo County County Auditor?

Adam Wedmore (Democratic) is the County Auditor of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.

Who is the Cerro Gordo County County Recorder?

AnnMarie Legler (Democratic) is the County Recorder of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff?

David Hepperly (Republican) is the Sheriff of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.

Who is the Cerro Gordo County County Treasurer?

Nikki Fessler (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Cerro Gordo County commissioners?

Chris Watts (County Supervisor, District 1); Casey M. Callanan (County Supervisor, District 2); Carl Ginapp (County Supervisor, District 3).

What is the population of Cerro Gordo County?

About 42,632 people, with a median age of 44; the median household income is $68,189 and 10.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Cerro Gordo County?

3.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 670 people unemployed in a labor force of 22,018, against 2.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Cerro Gordo County?

19 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 10 municipal, 3 school district and 5 special district governments.

Cerro Gordo County, IA elected officials: county supervisors, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Cerro Gordo County: 8 seats on 6 elected bodies. 4 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Supervisors

Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Supervisor, District 1	Chris Watts Republican source
County Supervisor, District 2	Casey M. Callanan Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Supervisor, District 3	Carl Ginapp Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Attorney	Carlyle D. Dalen Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Auditor	Adam Wedmore Democratic source
County Recorder	AnnMarie Legler Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	David Hepperly Republican source
County Treasurer	Nikki Fessler Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Cerro Gordo County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 19 local governments in Cerro Gordo County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	10	0
School districts (school boards)	3	0
Special districts (elected boards)	5	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Cerro Gordo County

42,632people

44median ageU.S.: 38.9

$68,189 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

10.6%below the U.S.: 12.5%

24%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$166,400median home valueU.S.: $332,700

2.6%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.6%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.9%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

4.5%U.S.: 8.4%

34.6%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

21%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 5.6% · White 88.2% · Black 1.9% · Asian 1.2% · Other or more than one race 3.1% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Cerro Gordo County

3.0%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.9%. Iowa: 3.2%.

670people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

21,348people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

22,018in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.0%	670	21,348	22,018
August 2026	3.5%	782	21,425	22,207
July 2026	3.7%	826	21,740	22,566
June 2026	3.2%	725	21,758	22,483
May 2026	2.7%	607	21,593	22,200
April 2026	2.5%	551	21,623	22,174
March 2026	3.3%	742	21,570	22,312
February 2026	3.4%	762	21,540	22,302
January 2026	3.7%	837	21,514	22,351
December 2025	3.2%	738	21,979	22,717
November 2025	3.3%	739	21,990	22,729
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.9%	649	21,777	22,426
August 2025	3.5%	791	21,803	22,594
July 2025	3.7%	844	21,982	22,826
June 2025	3.4%	783	22,112	22,895
May 2025	3.1%	707	21,920	22,627
April 2025	3.0%	670	22,038	22,708
March 2025	3.7%	831	21,848	22,679
February 2025	3.5%	795	21,896	22,691
January 2025	3.6%	822	21,906	22,728
December 2024	3.0%	682	21,806	22,488
November 2024	2.9%	653	21,822	22,475
October 2024	2.9%	653	21,650	22,303

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.4%	761	21,932	22,693
2024	3.0%	670	21,527	22,197
2023	3.1%	688	21,323	22,011
2022	2.9%	649	21,414	22,063
2021	4.0%	899	21,490	22,389
2020	5.2%	1,184	21,752	22,936
2019	2.7%	639	23,125	23,764
2018	2.7%	631	22,794	23,425
2017	3.1%	716	22,594	23,310
2016	3.6%	840	22,443	23,283

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Iowa's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.2% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Cerro Gordo County

268.1 per 100,0002025. Iowa: 233.9.

1,971.6 per 100,0002025. Iowa: 1,171.7.

0murders2025, 113 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	113	268.1	831	1,971.6
2024	84	197.3	775	1,820.1
2023	84	199.4	980	2,326.7
2022	138	324.8	904	2,127.8
2021	136	322.8	1,021	2,423.6
2020	158	374.3	1,190	2,819.3
2019	164	388.1	1,034	2,446.9
2018	247	577.2	1,087	2,540.3
2017	81	189.1	1,082	2,525.7
2016	65	152.1	1,411	3,301.8

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Mason City Police Department	2025	95	684	26,866
Cerro Gordo County Sheriff's Office	2025	8	47	7,696
Clear Lake Police Department	2025	10	100	7,586

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Iowa · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.73 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 42,148 people.

73sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

69civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (3), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Cerro Gordo County Sheriff's Office	17	52	7,696
Mason City Police Department	40	8	26,866
Clear Lake Police Department	16	9	7,586

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	73	1.73	69	3
2024	75	1.76	63	3
2023	73	1.73	65	3
2022	70	1.65	60	3
2021	75	1.78	66	3
2020	74	1.75	63	3
2019	88	2.08	63	3
2018	85	1.99	69	3
2017	83	1.94	63	3
2016	82	1.92	64	3

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Cerro Gordo County County Attorney?: Carlyle D. Dalen (Democratic) is the County Attorney of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Cerro Gordo County County Auditor?: Adam Wedmore (Democratic) is the County Auditor of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.
Who is the Cerro Gordo County County Recorder?: AnnMarie Legler (Democratic) is the County Recorder of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff?: David Hepperly (Republican) is the Sheriff of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.
Who is the Cerro Gordo County County Treasurer?: Nikki Fessler (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Cerro Gordo County commissioners?: Chris Watts (County Supervisor, District 1); Casey M. Callanan (County Supervisor, District 2); Carl Ginapp (County Supervisor, District 3).
What is the population of Cerro Gordo County?: About 42,632 people, with a median age of 44; the median household income is $68,189 and 10.6% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Cerro Gordo County?: 3.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 670 people unemployed in a labor force of 22,018, against 2.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Cerro Gordo County?: 19 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 10 municipal, 3 school district and 5 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from county election offices' elected-officials pages where they publish one, and elsewhere from the Iowa Secretary of State's certified 2022 and 2024 general election results (each seat's last election); officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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