Jury Pool Profile
Audrain County, Missouri
- County seat
- Mexico
- Judicial district
- 12th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 24,528
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 24,548.
At a glance
Audrain County is a 24,528-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $59,562, $12,021 below the MO state median of $71,583; 16.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 22.8% of covered employment, average pay $63,188/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.74%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 73% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 24,548
- Median household income
- $59,448
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 5%.
Audrain County has a population of 24,548, with a median age of 40.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 88.9%; Black residents 4.5%. Independently, 3.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $59,562; 16.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, 1,804 jobs; Education & health services, 1,733, is within 20% of it.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 22.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.74%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 72%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Audrain County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 73.2% in 2024, 72.6% in 2020, 69.5% 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'). 4.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Chinese. Veterans account for 7.9% of the adult civilian population (1,505 individuals).