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Jury Pool Profile

Macon County, Missouri

Republican +62 (2024)
Population
15,163
Median household income
$58,318
Unemployment
4.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 13,992 92.3%
  • Black or African American alone 359 2.4%
  • Asian alone 102 0.7%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 16 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 104 0.7%
  • Two or more races 590 3.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 276 1.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.9

  • Under 18 3,565 23.5%
  • 18–24 1,110 7.3%
  • 25–44 3,176 20.9%
  • 45–64 3,989 26.3%
  • 65 and over 3,323 21.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.7%
+0.75 pp vs. state
County GDP
$749.6M
0.17% of state
Avg. annual pay
$43,944
Establishments
435

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,120 23.2%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,016 21.0%
  • Leisure & hospitality 600 12.4%
  • Public administration 514 10.6%
  • Manufacturing 484 10.0%
  • Financial activities 245 5.1%
  • Professional & business services 230 4.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 181 3.7%
  • Construction 180 3.7%
  • Other services 160 3.3%
  • Information 101 2.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
76.1%
Median gross rent
$719
Owner-occupied
4,523
Renter-occupied
1,424

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 7,838 votes cast

  • Republican 6,300 80.4%
  • Democratic 1,481 18.9%
  • Other / third-party 57 0.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.7% speak only English at home

  • German 298 2.1%
  • Spanish 86 0.6%
  • Slavic languages 28 0.2%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 21 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 16 0.1%
  • Tagalog 10 0.1%
  • Chinese 8 0.1%
  • Other 8 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
5,947
Family households
3,801
63.9% of households
Married w/ children
3,165
Single-mother households
235
Veterans
786
6.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

64.1% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 7,686 50.5%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,363 9.0%
  • Catholic 250 1.6%
  • Black Protestant 240 1.6%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 212 1.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
87.4%
With a disability
16.7%
Bachelor's or higher
18.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
41st Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
3 (circuit + associate circuit judges combined; vintage 2019-2020 Bluebook)
Court seats
Macon, Shelbyville

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Missouri statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
34.49 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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