Jury Pool Profile
Caldwell County, Missouri
- County seat
- Kingston
- Judicial district
- 43rd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,012
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,927.
At a glance
Caldwell County is a 9,012-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $65,282, $6,301 below the MO state median of $71,583; 19.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 30.8% of covered employment, average pay $40,449/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.7%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 75% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,927
- Median household income
- $64,806
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 1%.
Caldwell County has a population of 8,927, with a median age of 43.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.6%; Black residents 1.2%. Independently, 2.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $65,282; 19.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 580 jobs; Education & health services, 562, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 30.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 29.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.7%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Caldwell County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.2% in 2024, 79.6% in 2020, 75.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Tagalog. Veterans account for 8.7% of the adult civilian population (596 individuals).