Jury Pool Profile
Linn County, Missouri
- County seat
- Linneus
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 11,815
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 11,852.
At a glance
Linn County is an 11,815-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $57,520, $14,063 below the MO state median of $71,583; 19.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 24.7% of covered employment, average pay $43,765/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.57%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 73% to 78% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 11,852
- Median household income
- $61,635
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 1%.
Linn County has a population of 11,852, with a median age of 42.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.4%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 3.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $57,520; 19.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 1,009 jobs; Manufacturing, 853, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.7% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 20.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.57%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 76%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Linn County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 78.1% in 2024, 76.2% in 2020, 73.3% 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'). 3.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Arabic. Veterans account for 7.3% of the adult civilian population (667 individuals).