Jury Pool Profile
Howard County, Missouri
- County seat
- Fayette
- Judicial district
- 14th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 10,180
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 10,147.
At a glance
Howard County is a 10,180-person venue. The county population is 87% White and 6% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $60,980, $10,603 below the MO state median of $71,583; 28.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 45.9% of covered employment, average pay $44,059/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.75%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 68% to 71% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 10,147
- Median household income
- $65,938
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 6%.
Howard County has a population of 10,147, with a median age of 39.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 86.5%; Black residents 5.5%. Independently, 2.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,980; 28.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 46% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 45.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 13.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.75%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 70%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Howard County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.3% in 2024, 69.8% in 2020, 67.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.1% 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 6.4% of the adult civilian population (514 individuals).