Jury Pool Profile
Macon County, Missouri
- County seat
- Macon
- Judicial district
- 41st Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 15,190
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 15,163.
At a glance
Macon County is a 15,190-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $60,822, $10,761 below the MO state median of $71,583; 19.4% 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, most commonly German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 24.3% of covered employment, average pay $40,399/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.29%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 15,163
- Median household income
- $62,357
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 2%.
Macon County has a population of 15,163, with a median age of 43.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.1%; Black residents 2.1%. Independently, 1.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,822; 19.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 1,171 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 977, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.29%, above the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Macon County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.4% in 2024, 77.5% in 2020, 76.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% 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, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.7% of the adult civilian population (782 individuals).