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Jury Pool Profile

Knox County, Missouri

Republican +64 (2024)
Population
3,760
Median household income
$53,333
Unemployment
4.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 3,584 95.3%
  • Black or African American alone 34 0.9%
  • Asian alone 8 0.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1 0.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 72 1.9%
  • Some other race alone 2 0.1%
  • Two or more races 59 1.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 14 0.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.8

  • Under 18 929 24.7%
  • 18–24 321 8.5%
  • 25–44 747 19.9%
  • 45–64 973 25.9%
  • 65 and over 790 21.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.8%
+0.82 pp vs. state
County GDP
$162.8M
0.04% of state
Avg. annual pay
$41,462
Establishments
110

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 258 28.7%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 234 26.0%
  • Manufacturing 108 12.0%
  • Public administration 74 8.2%
  • Financial activities 51 5.7%
  • Construction 45 5.0%
  • Natural resources & mining 42 4.7%
  • Other services 22 2.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
85.9%
Median gross rent
$661
Owner-occupied
1,043
Renter-occupied
171

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,810 votes cast

  • Republican 1,479 81.7%
  • Democratic 311 17.2%
  • Other / third-party 20 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.1% speak only English at home

  • German 41 1.2%
  • Spanish 24 0.7%
  • Other Indo-European 2 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
1,214
Family households
719
59.2% of households
Married w/ children
622
Single-mother households
43
Veterans
296
10.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

65.0% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 1,679 44.8%
  • Catholic 385 10.3%
  • Mainline Protestant 370 9.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
75.6%
With a disability
14.6%
Bachelor's or higher
16.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
2nd Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
4 (circuit + associate circuit judges combined; vintage 2019-2020 Bluebook)
Court seats
Edina, Kirksville, Monticello

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Missouri statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
1
35.32 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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