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Jury Pool Profile

DeKalb County, Missouri

Republican +63 (2024)
Population
11,176
Median household income
$69,093
Unemployment
3.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 9,863 88.3%
  • Black or African American alone 742 6.6%
  • Asian alone 80 0.7%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 38 0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 24 0.2%
  • Two or more races 429 3.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 262 2.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.3

  • Under 18 2,105 18.8%
  • 18–24 844 7.6%
  • 25–44 3,041 27.2%
  • 45–64 3,094 27.7%
  • 65 and over 2,092 18.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.8%
-0.18 pp vs. state
County GDP
$417.4M
0.09% of state
Avg. annual pay
$46,221
Establishments
279

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,027 39.7%
  • Education & health services 498 19.3%
  • Public administration 458 17.7%
  • Leisure & hospitality 179 6.9%
  • Construction 139 5.4%
  • Financial activities 130 5.0%
  • Other services 62 2.4%
  • Manufacturing 39 1.5%
  • Professional & business services 38 1.5%
  • Information 9 0.3%
  • Natural resources & mining 7 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
72.0%
Median gross rent
$796
Owner-occupied
2,717
Renter-occupied
1,058

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,814 votes cast

  • Republican 3,885 80.7%
  • Democratic 870 18.1%
  • Other / third-party 59 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.8% speak only English at home

  • German 203 1.9%
  • Spanish 61 0.6%
  • Tagalog 31 0.3%
  • Arabic 13 0.1%
  • Other 13 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 5 0.0%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 5 0.0%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 4 0.0%
  • Chinese 4 0.0%
  • Vietnamese 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
3,775
Family households
2,333
61.8% of households
Married w/ children
1,893
Single-mother households
185
Veterans
706
7.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

25.5% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 1,748 15.8%
  • Mainline Protestant 676 6.1%
  • Catholic 200 1.8%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 191 1.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.4%
With a disability
15.0%
Bachelor's or higher
14.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
43rd Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
7 (circuit + associate circuit judges combined; vintage 2019-2020 Bluebook)
Court seats
Chillicothe, Gallatin, Kingston, Maysville, Plattsburg

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Missouri statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
22.05 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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