Jury Pool Profile
Dade County, Missouri
- County seat
- Greenfield
- Judicial district
- 28th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,804
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,641.
At a glance
Dade County is a 7,804-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $56,747, $14,836 below the MO state median of $71,583; 15.1% 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, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 26.7% of covered employment, average pay $42,576/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.67%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 81% to 83% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 7,641
- Median household income
- $53,750
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 0%.
Dade County has a population of 7,641, with a median age of 47.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.6%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 2.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $56,747; 15.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 452 jobs; Education & health services, 387, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 26.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 22.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.67%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 82%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Dade County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 83.2% in 2024, 82.9% in 2020, 80.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% 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 8.1% of the adult civilian population (489 individuals).