Jury Pool Profile
Chariton County, Missouri
- County seat
- Keytesville
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,377
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,390.
At a glance
Chariton County is a 7,377-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; 22.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 27.6% of covered employment, average pay $52,838/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.53%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 74% to 78% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 7,390
- Median household income
- $71,520
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 2%.
Chariton County has a population of 7,390, with a median age of 44.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.3%; Black residents 1.9%. Independently, 1.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $68,312; 22.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 502 jobs; Education & health services, 482, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 27.6% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 26.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.53%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 76%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Chariton County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 77.8% in 2024, 76.3% in 2020, 74.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 8.6% of the adult civilian population (488 individuals).