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Jury Pool Profile

Cedar County, Missouri

Republican +70 (2024)
Population
14,440
Median household income
$45,577
Unemployment
4.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 13,547 93.8%
  • Black or African American alone 63 0.4%
  • Asian alone 0 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 44 0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 153 1.1%
  • Two or more races 633 4.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 297 2.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44.5

  • Under 18 3,495 24.2%
  • 18–24 949 6.6%
  • 25–44 2,873 19.9%
  • 45–64 3,714 25.7%
  • 65 and over 3,409 23.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.6%
+0.63 pp vs. state
County GDP
$458.8M
0.1% of state
Avg. annual pay
$40,789
Establishments
396

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,255 36.0%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 665 19.1%
  • Manufacturing 410 11.8%
  • Leisure & hospitality 345 9.9%
  • Construction 184 5.3%
  • Financial activities 160 4.6%
  • Professional & business services 146 4.2%
  • Public administration 130 3.7%
  • Natural resources & mining 105 3.0%
  • Other services 56 1.6%
  • Information 29 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
73.9%
Median gross rent
$783
Owner-occupied
4,167
Renter-occupied
1,469

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 7,187 votes cast

  • Republican 6,064 84.4%
  • Democratic 1,060 14.7%
  • Other / third-party 63 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.0% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 119 0.9%
  • German 80 0.6%
  • Other Indo-European 63 0.5%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
5,636
Family households
3,432
60.9% of households
Married w/ children
2,937
Single-mother households
107
Veterans
1,171
10.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

39.1% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 3,895 27.5%
  • Catholic 943 6.6%
  • Mainline Protestant 377 2.7%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 336 2.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
85.1%
With a disability
21.3%
Bachelor's or higher
17.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
28th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
5 (circuit + associate circuit judges combined; vintage 2019-2020 Bluebook)
Court seats
Greenfield, Lamar, Nevada, Stockton

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Missouri statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
3
27.41 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
3

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Cedar County, Missouri to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.