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Jury Pool Profile

Lewis County, Missouri

Republican +60 (2024)
Population
9,945
Median household income
$52,340
Unemployment
4.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 9,167 92.2%
  • Black or African American alone 302 3.0%
  • Asian alone 46 0.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 8 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 16 0.2%
  • Some other race alone 4 0.0%
  • Two or more races 402 4.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 120 1.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 38.2

  • Under 18 2,134 21.5%
  • 18–24 1,498 15.1%
  • 25–44 2,043 20.5%
  • 45–64 2,393 24.1%
  • 65 and over 1,877 18.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.8%
+0.83 pp vs. state
County GDP
$308.3M
0.07% of state
Avg. annual pay
$43,339
Establishments
246

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 754 31.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 576 24.0%
  • Leisure & hospitality 299 12.5%
  • Manufacturing 174 7.2%
  • Construction 136 5.7%
  • Natural resources & mining 121 5.0%
  • Public administration 104 4.3%
  • Financial activities 104 4.3%
  • Professional & business services 89 3.7%
  • Other services 1 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
77.0%
Median gross rent
$627
Owner-occupied
2,476
Renter-occupied
740

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,484 votes cast

  • Republican 3,565 79.5%
  • Democratic 872 19.4%
  • Other / third-party 47 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.7% speak only English at home

  • German 114 1.2%
  • Spanish 63 0.7%
  • Other 26 0.3%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 14 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
3,216
Family households
1,866
58.0% of households
Married w/ children
1,586
Single-mother households
37
Veterans
632
8.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

46.9% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 3,775 37.6%
  • Mainline Protestant 710 7.1%
  • Catholic 215 2.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
89.4%
With a disability
12.9%
Bachelor's or higher
16.5%

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
0
0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
0

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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