Jury Pool Profile
Gasconade County, Missouri
- County seat
- Hermann
- Judicial district
- 20th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 14,784
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 14,746.
At a glance
Gasconade County is a 14,784-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,921, $7,662 below the MO state median of $71,583; 18.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 25.7% of covered employment, average pay $47,333/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.41%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 14,746
- Median household income
- $64,232
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 1%.
Gasconade County has a population of 14,746, with a median age of 46.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.3%; Black residents 0.9%. Independently, 1.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,921; 18.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, 1,292 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 1,131, is within 20% of it.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 25.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.41%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Gasconade County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 79.7% in 2024, 78.5% in 2020, 76.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 8.5% of the adult civilian population (1,005 individuals).