Jury Pool Profile
Camden County, Missouri
- County seat
- Camdenton
- Judicial district
- 26th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 44,047
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 43,667.
At a glance
Camden County is a 44,047-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $68,312, $3,271 below the MO state median of $71,583; 26.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 24.2% of covered employment, average pay $31,789/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.43%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 75% to 77% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 43,667
- Median household income
- $66,387
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 1%.
Camden County has a population of 43,667, with a median age of 53.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.8%; Black residents 0.9%. Independently, 3.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $68,312; 26.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Leisure & hospitality, 4,299 jobs; Education & health services, 4,023, is within 20% of it.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 24.2% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 22.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.43%, above the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 76%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Camden County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 76.7% in 2024, 76.0% in 2020, 75.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 9.4% of the adult civilian population (3,417 individuals).