Jury Pool Profile
Barry County, Missouri
- County seat
- Cassville
- Judicial district
- 39th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 36,200
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 35,033.
At a glance
Barry County is a 36,200-person venue. The county population is 82% White (Census race-alone categories). 10% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $61,057, $10,526 below the MO state median of $71,583; 14.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Asian and Pacific Island languages (1.9%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 35.7% of covered employment, average pay $52,995/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.25%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 81% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 35,033
- Median household income
- $58,346
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 82% / 0%.
Barry County has a population of 35,033, with a median age of 43.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 81.8%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 10.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $61,057; 14.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, about 36% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 35.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 18.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.25%, above the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Barry County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.3% in 2024, 79.7% in 2020, 78.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 9.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
9.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Korean. Veterans account for 8.0% of the adult civilian population (2,165 individuals).