Jury Pool Profile
Grundy County, Missouri
- County seat
- Trenton
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,744
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,787.
At a glance
Grundy County is a 9,744-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $52,924, $18,659 below the MO state median of $71,583; 16.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 37.3% of covered employment, average pay $46,683/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.03%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 81% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 9,787
- Median household income
- $51,975
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 1%.
Grundy County has a population of 9,787, with a median age of 40.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.6%; Black residents 0.5%. Independently, 2.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,924; 16.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 37% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 37.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.03%, above the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Grundy County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.4% in 2024, 80.8% in 2020, 78.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 56% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Chinese. Veterans account for 7.3% of the adult civilian population (526 individuals).