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Jury Pool Profile

Laclede County, Missouri

Republican +67 (2024)
Population
36,245
Median household income
$50,825
Unemployment
5.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 33,148 91.5%
  • Black or African American alone 260 0.7%
  • Asian alone 248 0.7%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 136 0.4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 42 0.1%
  • Some other race alone 452 1.2%
  • Two or more races 1,959 5.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,033 2.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.6

  • Under 18 8,989 24.8%
  • 18–24 2,672 7.4%
  • 25–44 8,659 23.9%
  • 45–64 9,415 26.0%
  • 65 and over 6,510 18.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.2%
+1.22 pp vs. state
County GDP
$2.1B
0.46% of state
Avg. annual pay
$47,063
Establishments
873

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 4,813 35.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 2,633 19.4%
  • Education & health services 2,533 18.7%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,232 9.1%
  • Professional & business services 740 5.5%
  • Construction 415 3.1%
  • Financial activities 358 2.6%
  • Public administration 354 2.6%
  • Other services 291 2.1%
  • Natural resources & mining 114 0.8%
  • Information 95 0.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
70.1%
Median gross rent
$796
Owner-occupied
10,132
Renter-occupied
4,321

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 17,076 votes cast

  • Republican 14,155 82.9%
  • Democratic 2,756 16.1%
  • Other / third-party 165 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.1% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 457 1.3%
  • German 173 0.5%
  • Other Indo-European 89 0.3%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 64 0.2%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 60 0.2%
  • Chinese 47 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 35 0.1%
  • Tagalog 31 0.1%
  • Other 12 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
14,453
Family households
9,495
65.7% of households
Married w/ children
6,849
Single-mother households
1,032
Veterans
2,425
8.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

55.3% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 17,248 47.9%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,514 4.2%
  • Catholic 588 1.6%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 582 1.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
88.8%
With a disability
18.5%
Bachelor's or higher
15.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
26th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
10 (circuit + associate circuit judges combined; vintage 2019-2020 Bluebook)
Court seats
California, Camdenton, Lebanon, Tuscumbia, Versailles

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Missouri statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
14.68 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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