Jury Pool Profile
Buchanan County, Missouri
- County seat
- Saint Joseph
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 83,540
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 83,568.
At a glance
Buchanan County is an 83,540-person venue. The county population is 81% White and 6% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,736, $7,847 below the MO state median of $71,583; 23.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 26.2% of covered employment, average pay $75,222/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.95%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 60% to 63% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 83,568
- Median household income
- $62,158
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 81% / 6%.
Buchanan County has a population of 83,568, with a median age of 38.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 80.8%; Black residents 5.8%. Independently, 7.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,736; 23.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, 12,154 jobs; Education & health services, 11,053, is within 20% of it.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 26.2% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 23.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.95%, above the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 62%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Buchanan County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 63.3% in 2024, 61.3% in 2020, 59.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 59% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 7.3% of the adult civilian population (4,693 individuals).