Jury Pool Profile
Jasper County, Missouri
- County seat
- Carthage
- Judicial district
- 29th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 127,428
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 124,357.
At a glance
Jasper County is a 127,428-person venue. The county population is 83% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $62,016, $9,567 below the MO state median of $71,583; 25.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 27.8% of covered employment, average pay $48,043/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.57%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking roughly 72% of the vote each time.
- Population
- 124,357
- Median household income
- $60,694
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 83% / 2%.
Jasper County has a population of 124,357, with a median age of 36.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 83.3%; Black residents 1.8%. Independently, 9.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $62,016; 25.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 28% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 27.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 20.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.57%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Jasper County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.7% in 2024, 72.1% in 2020, 72.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 7.9% of the adult civilian population (7,358 individuals).