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Jury Pool Profile

Douglas County, Missouri

Republican +72 (2024)
Population
11,850
Median household income
$49,828
Unemployment
4.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 10,996 92.8%
  • Black or African American alone 112 0.9%
  • Asian alone 9 0.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 134 1.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 33 0.3%
  • Two or more races 566 4.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 112 0.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 46.6

  • Under 18 2,699 22.8%
  • 18–24 680 5.7%
  • 25–44 2,346 19.8%
  • 45–64 3,168 26.7%
  • 65 and over 2,957 25.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.8%
+0.81 pp vs. state
County GDP
$286.2M
0.06% of state
Avg. annual pay
$37,095
Establishments
279

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 603 23.6%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 500 19.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 207 8.1%
  • Public administration 203 7.9%
  • Professional & business services 179 7.0%
  • Construction 138 5.4%
  • Financial activities 72 2.8%
  • Other services 31 1.2%
  • Information 15 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
79.3%
Median gross rent
$687
Owner-occupied
3,718
Renter-occupied
970

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 7,289 votes cast

  • Republican 6,242 85.6%
  • Democratic 996 13.7%
  • Other / third-party 51 0.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

99.4% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 41 0.4%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 16 0.1%
  • Tagalog 9 0.1%
  • German 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
4,688
Family households
3,190
68.0% of households
Married w/ children
2,697
Single-mother households
223
Veterans
997
10.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

31.0% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 2,971 25.7%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 211 1.8%
  • Catholic 178 1.5%
  • Mainline Protestant 148 1.3%
  • Black Protestant 76 0.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
88.7%
With a disability
20.4%
Bachelor's or higher
15.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
44th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
4 (circuit + associate circuit judges combined; vintage 2019-2020 Bluebook)
Court seats
Ava, Gainesville, Hartville

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Missouri statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
6
65.57 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
6

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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