Jury Pool Profile
Cooper County, Missouri
- County seat
- Boonville
- Judicial district
- 18th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 17,136
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 16,824.
At a glance
Cooper County is a 17,136-person venue. The county population is 88% White and 6% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $73,980, $2,397 above the MO state median of $71,583; 24.0% 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 22.1% of covered employment, average pay $39,856/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.57%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 16,824
- Median household income
- $70,625
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 88% / 6%.
Cooper County has a population of 16,824, with a median age of 40.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 88.2%; Black residents 5.6%. Independently, 2.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $73,980; 24.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 1,127 jobs; Education & health services, 1,106, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 22.1% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.57%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 72%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Cooper County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.4% in 2024, 72.2% in 2020, 70.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% 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 German or other West Germanic, Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.9% of the adult civilian population (899 individuals).