Jury Pool Profile
Greene County, Missouri
- County seat
- Springfield
- Judicial district
- 31st Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 309,286
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 303,375.
At a glance
Greene County is a 309,286-person venue. The county population is 86% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $66,286, $5,297 below the MO state median of $71,583; 33.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.1% of covered employment, average pay $61,127/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.54%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 59% to 61% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 303,375
- Median household income
- $61,479
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 86% / 3%.
Greene County has a population of 303,375, with a median age of 36.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 85.8%; Black residents 3.0%. Independently, 5.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $66,286; 33.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 52,252 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 44,179, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 24.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.54%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 60%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Greene County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 59.7% in 2024, 59.0% in 2020, 60.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 57% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Chinese. Veterans account for 7.0% of the adult civilian population (16,794 individuals).