Jury Pool Profile
Douglas County, Missouri
- County seat
- Ava
- Judicial district
- 44th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,342
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 11,965.
At a glance
Douglas County is a 12,342-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $47,781, $23,802 below the MO state median of $71,583; 14.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest published sector is Education & health services, at 24.3% of covered employment, average pay $40,010/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.62%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 82% to 86% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 11,965
- Median household income
- $45,985
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 1%.
Douglas County has a population of 11,965, with a median age of 45.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.4%; Black residents 0.9%. Independently, 2.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $47,781; 14.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Counting the cells BLS withholds (private jobs estimated from Census County Business Patterns, government jobs from the statewide mix), the two largest sectors are within 20% of each other: Education & health services about 600, Manufacturing about 550.
Education & health services is the largest published sector at 24.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.62%, above the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 84%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Douglas County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 85.6% in 2024, 84.3% in 2020, 82.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 0.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
0.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Tagalog. Veterans account for 11.8% of the adult civilian population (1,082 individuals).