Jury Pool Profile
Clay County, Missouri
- County seat
- Liberty
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 265,032
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 258,122.
At a glance
Clay County is a 265,032-person venue. The county population is 79% White and 7% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $88,044, $16,461 above the MO state median of $71,583; 36.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Vietnamese. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 25.3% of covered employment, average pay $54,470/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.42%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 51% to 52% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 258,122
- Median household income
- $88,468
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 79% / 7%.
Clay County has a population of 258,122, with a median age of 37.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 79.2%; Black residents 7.0%. Independently, 8.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $88,044; 36.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 28,048 jobs; Education & health services, 23,694, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 25.3% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.42%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 52%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Clay County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 52.0% in 2024, 51.0% in 2020, 52.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, Arabic. Veterans account for 7.1% of the adult civilian population (13,951 individuals).