Jury Pool Profile
Holt County, Missouri
- County seat
- Oregon
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 4,200
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 4,240.
At a glance
Holt County is a 4,200-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $65,650, $5,933 below the MO state median of $71,583; 19.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 25.1% of covered employment, average pay $38,170/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.58%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 82% to 84% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 4,240
- Median household income
- $61,187
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 0%.
Holt County has a population of 4,240, with a median age of 47.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.3%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 1.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $65,650; 19.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 326 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 292, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.58%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 84%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Holt County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 84.3% in 2024, 84.3% in 2020, 82.0% 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'). 1.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 7.1% of the adult civilian population (237 individuals).