Jury Pool Profile
Cedar County, Missouri
- County seat
- Stockton
- Judicial district
- 28th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 14,888
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 14,615.
At a glance
Cedar County is a 14,888-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $53,079, $18,504 below the MO state median of $71,583; 19.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 31.5% of covered employment, average pay $43,399/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.19%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 80% to 84% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 14,615
- Median household income
- $48,181
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 0%.
Cedar County has a population of 14,615, with a median age of 43.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.0%; Black residents 0.5%. Independently, 2.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $53,079; 19.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 31% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.19%, above the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 82%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Cedar County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 84.4% in 2024, 82.2% in 2020, 79.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.7% 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 9.9% of the adult civilian population (1,099 individuals).