Jury Pool Profile
Lafayette County, Missouri
- County seat
- Lexington
- Judicial district
- 15th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 33,531
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 33,115.
At a glance
Lafayette County is a 33,531-person venue. The county population is 91% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $74,488, $2,905 above the MO state median of $71,583; 26.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.5% of covered employment, average pay $47,347/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.62%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 69% to 74% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 33,115
- Median household income
- $80,612
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 91% / 2%.
Lafayette County has a population of 33,115, with a median age of 40.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.8%; Black residents 1.6%. Independently, 3.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $74,488; 26.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 28% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.62%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 72%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lafayette County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 73.8% in 2024, 72.0% in 2020, 69.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Korean. Veterans account for 9.5% of the adult civilian population (2,415 individuals).