Jury Pool Profile
Cole County, Missouri
- County seat
- Jefferson City
- Judicial district
- 19th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 77,908
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 77,032.
At a glance
Cole County is a 77,908-person venue. The county population is 80% White and 10% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $75,881, $4,298 above the MO state median of $71,583; 38.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Public administration, at 29.4% of covered employment, average pay $62,732/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.06%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking roughly 66% of the vote each time.
- Population
- 77,032
- Median household income
- $74,876
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 80% / 10%.
Cole County has a population of 77,032, with a median age of 39.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 80.3%; Black residents 9.8%. Independently, 3.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $75,881; 38.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Public administration, about 29% of covered jobs.
Public administration is the largest employment sector at 29.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 17.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.06%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 66%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Cole County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.5% in 2024, 66.0% in 2020, 66.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 7.7% of the adult civilian population (4,585 individuals).