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Jury Pool Profile

Hickory County, Missouri

Republican +61 (2024)
Population
8,501
Median household income
$35,084
Unemployment
6.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 8,075 95.0%
  • Black or African American alone 11 0.1%
  • Asian alone 45 0.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1 0.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 25 0.3%
  • Two or more races 344 4.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 144 1.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 55.2

  • Under 18 1,488 17.5%
  • 18–24 576 6.8%
  • 25–44 1,298 15.3%
  • 45–64 2,383 28.0%
  • 65 and over 2,756 32.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
6.6%
+2.67 pp vs. state
County GDP
$228.4M
0.05% of state
Avg. annual pay
$36,375
Establishments
203

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 579 38.1%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 371 24.4%
  • Leisure & hospitality 223 14.7%
  • Public administration 70 4.6%
  • Financial activities 54 3.6%
  • Construction 51 3.4%
  • Natural resources & mining 51 3.4%
  • Other services 45 3.0%
  • Manufacturing 29 1.9%
  • Professional & business services 16 1.1%
  • Information 7 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
84.8%
Median gross rent
$699
Owner-occupied
2,932
Renter-occupied
525

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,120 votes cast

  • Republican 4,108 80.2%
  • Democratic 978 19.1%
  • Other / third-party 34 0.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.7% speak only English at home

  • German 83 1.0%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 11 0.1%
  • Spanish 10 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 6 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
3,457
Family households
1,886
54.6% of households
Married w/ children
1,606
Single-mother households
43
Veterans
840
12% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

33.2% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 2,374 28.7%
  • Mainline Protestant 261 3.2%
  • Catholic 115 1.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
89.7%
With a disability
25.3%
Bachelor's or higher
12.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
30th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
8 (circuit + associate circuit judges combined; vintage 2019-2020 Bluebook)
Court seats
Bolivar, Buffalo, Hermitage, Marshfield

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Missouri statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
57.04 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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