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Jury Pool Profile

Iron County, Missouri

Republican +62 (2024)
Population
9,482
Median household income
$51,161
Unemployment
5.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 8,788 92.7%
  • Black or African American alone 75 0.8%
  • Asian alone 83 0.9%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 12 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 9 0.1%
  • Some other race alone 59 0.6%
  • Two or more races 456 4.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 199 2.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45.3

  • Under 18 2,002 21.1%
  • 18–24 616 6.5%
  • 25–44 2,098 22.1%
  • 45–64 2,643 27.9%
  • 65 and over 2,123 22.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.2%
+1.29 pp vs. state
County GDP
$371.0M
0.08% of state
Avg. annual pay
$47,965
Establishments
598

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,333 38.4%
  • Natural resources & mining 640 18.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 451 13.0%
  • Manufacturing 369 10.6%
  • Leisure & hospitality 212 6.1%
  • Professional & business services 134 3.9%
  • Public administration 122 3.5%
  • Construction 56 1.6%
  • Information 6 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
76.3%
Median gross rent
$671
Owner-occupied
2,903
Renter-occupied
900

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,517 votes cast

  • Republican 3,644 80.7%
  • Democratic 824 18.2%
  • Other / third-party 49 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.9% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 48 0.5%
  • German 32 0.4%
  • Tagalog 13 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 6 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
3,803
Family households
2,538
66.7% of households
Married w/ children
1,888
Single-mother households
251
Veterans
607
8.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

36.7% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 2,913 30.5%
  • Mainline Protestant 297 3.1%
  • Catholic 268 2.8%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 18 0.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
89.0%
With a disability
22.0%
Bachelor's or higher
18.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
42nd Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
7 (circuit + associate circuit judges combined; vintage 2019-2020 Bluebook)
Court seats
Centerville, Greenville, Ironton, Salem, Steelville

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Missouri statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
1
13.37 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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