Jury Pool Profile
Carter County, Missouri
- County seat
- Van Buren
- Judicial district
- 37th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,418
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,297.
At a glance
Carter County is a 5,418-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $50,268, $21,315 below the MO state median of $71,583; 10.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 34.9% of covered employment, average pay $32,768/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 82% to 87% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 5,297
- Median household income
- $50,000
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 0%.
Carter County has a population of 5,297, with a median age of 38.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.6%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 2.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $50,268; 10.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.1% 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 35% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 34.9% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 17.7%. 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: 84%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Carter County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 86.9% in 2024, 84.6% in 2020, 81.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.6% 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 13.1% of the adult civilian population (526 individuals).