Jury Pool Profile
Dallas County, Missouri
- County seat
- Buffalo
- Judicial district
- 30th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 18,025
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 17,551.
At a glance
Dallas County is an 18,025-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $53,767, $17,816 below the MO state median of $71,583; 16.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 33.0% of covered employment, average pay $39,101/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.47%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 79% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 17,551
- Median household income
- $53,464
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 0%.
Dallas County has a population of 17,551, with a median age of 41.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.6%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 2.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $53,767; 16.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 33% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 33.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 24.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.47%, above the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 81%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Dallas County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.8% in 2024, 81.7% in 2020, 79.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 73% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Spanish. Veterans account for 10.4% of the adult civilian population (1,394 individuals).