Jury Pool Profile
Cass County, Missouri
- County seat
- Harrisonville
- Judicial district
- 17th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 115,859
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 110,773.
At a glance
Cass County is a 115,859-person venue. The county population is 84% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $83,378, $11,795 above the MO state median of $71,583; 29.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 33.0% of covered employment, average pay $47,135/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.32%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking roughly 65% of the vote each time.
- Population
- 110,773
- Median household income
- $87,535
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 84% / 5%.
Cass County has a population of 110,773, with a median age of 40.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 84.5%; Black residents 4.6%. Independently, 5.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $83,378; 29.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 33% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 33.0% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 22.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.32%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 65%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Cass County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 65.4% in 2024, 64.8% in 2020, 65.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 72% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.3% 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 8.2% of the adult civilian population (6,978 individuals).