Jury Pool Profile
Madison County, Missouri
- County seat
- Fredericktown
- Judicial district
- 24th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,858
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 12,729.
At a glance
Madison County is a 12,858-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $52,177, $19,406 below the MO state median of $71,583; 16.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 33.1% of covered employment, average pay $43,932/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.49%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 77% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 12,729
- Median household income
- $54,434
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 0%.
Madison County has a population of 12,729, with a median age of 41.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.2%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 2.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,177; 16.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 33% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 33.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.49%, above the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Madison County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.1% in 2024, 80.8% in 2020, 77.1% 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'). 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.6% 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 8.7% of the adult civilian population (852 individuals).