Jury Pool Profile
Boone County, Missouri
- County seat
- Columbia
- Judicial district
- 13th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 191,746
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 188,043.
At a glance
Boone County is a 191,746-person venue. The county population is 77% White and 10% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $80,041, $8,458 above the MO state median of $71,583; 51.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Chinese. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 37.9% of covered employment, average pay $71,490/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.27%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 49% to 55% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 188,043
- Median household income
- $72,758
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 77% / 10%.
Boone County has a population of 188,043, with a median age of 32.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 77.0%; Black residents 9.7%. Independently, 4.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $80,041; 51.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 38% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 37.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 16.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.27%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 53%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Boone County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 53.8% in 2024, 54.9% in 2020, 49.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 55% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 9.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
9.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 5.3% of the adult civilian population (7,933 individuals).