Jury Pool Profile
Callaway County, Missouri
- County seat
- Fulton
- Judicial district
- 13th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 45,765
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 44,741.
At a glance
Callaway County is a 45,765-person venue. The county population is 88% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $71,868; 24.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 24.7% of covered employment, average pay $47,972/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.21%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 68% to 71% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 44,741
- Median household income
- $74,176
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 88% / 4%.
Callaway County has a population of 44,741, with a median age of 39.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 88.4%; Black residents 3.8%. Independently, 2.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $71,868; 24.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 3,645 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 3,537, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 24.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.21%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 70%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Callaway County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 70.9% in 2024, 70.1% in 2020, 68.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 7.9% of the adult civilian population (2,783 individuals).