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Jury Pool Profile

Cooper County, Missouri

Republican +46 (2024)
Population
16,835
Median household income
$67,548
Unemployment
3.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 14,916 88.6%
  • Black or African American alone 948 5.6%
  • Asian alone 67 0.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 27 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 60 0.4%
  • Two or more races 817 4.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 346 2.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.9

  • Under 18 3,794 22.5%
  • 18–24 1,479 8.8%
  • 25–44 4,039 24.0%
  • 45–64 4,306 25.6%
  • 65 and over 3,217 19.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.8%
-0.14 pp vs. state
County GDP
$633.3M
0.14% of state
Avg. annual pay
$41,936
Establishments
491

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,143 23.5%
  • Education & health services 1,105 22.7%
  • Leisure & hospitality 796 16.3%
  • Public administration 499 10.2%
  • Manufacturing 365 7.5%
  • Construction 320 6.6%
  • Other services 210 4.3%
  • Financial activities 197 4.0%
  • Professional & business services 150 3.1%
  • Natural resources & mining 51 1.0%
  • Information 34 0.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
78.2%
Median gross rent
$763
Owner-occupied
4,824
Renter-occupied
1,345

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 8,833 votes cast

  • Republican 6,393 72.4%
  • Democratic 2,347 26.6%
  • Other / third-party 93 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.1% speak only English at home

  • German 156 1.0%
  • Spanish 108 0.7%
  • Chinese 70 0.4%
  • Other 52 0.3%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 26 0.2%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 24 0.2%
  • Tagalog 14 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 6 0.0%
  • Other Indo-European 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
6,169
Family households
4,207
68.2% of households
Married w/ children
3,258
Single-mother households
329
Veterans
1,099
8.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

53.3% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 4,519 26.4%
  • Catholic 1,977 11.6%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,494 8.7%
  • Black Protestant 602 3.5%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 523 3.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.3%
With a disability
15.1%
Bachelor's or higher
24.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
18th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
4 (circuit + associate circuit judges combined; vintage 2019-2020 Bluebook)
Court seats
Boonville, Sedalia

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Missouri statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
1
7.67 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Cooper 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.