Jury Pool Profile
Knox County, Missouri
- County seat
- Edina
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 3,728
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 3,756.
At a glance
Knox County is a 3,728-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $56,319, $15,264 below the MO state median of $71,583; 15.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.5% of covered employment, average pay $40,143/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.45%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 3,756
- Median household income
- $57,788
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 1%.
Knox County has a population of 3,756, with a median age of 40.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.8%; Black residents 0.6%.
The median household earns $56,319; 15.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 258 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 225, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 25.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.45%, above the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 79%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Knox County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.7% in 2024, 80.2% in 2020, 75.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Chinese. Veterans account for 8.6% of the adult civilian population (242 individuals).