Jury Pool Profile
Jackson County, Missouri
- County seat
- Independence, Kansas City
- Judicial district
- 16th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 732,994
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 719,976.
At a glance
Jackson County is a 732,994-person venue. The county population is 62% White and 22% Black (Census race-alone categories). 11% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $70,661; 34.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 10.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 24.4% of covered employment, average pay $64,665/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.92%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 56% to 60% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 719,976
- Median household income
- $68,577
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 62% / 22%.
Jackson County has a population of 719,976, with a median age of 37.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 61.5%; Black residents 22.2%. Independently, 11.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $70,661; 34.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 24% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 16.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.92%, above the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 58%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Jackson County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 58.9% in 2024, 60.0% in 2020, 55.7% 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'). 10.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
10.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Arabic. Veterans account for 6.3% of the adult civilian population (34,661 individuals).