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Jury Pool Profile

Marion County, Missouri

Republican +53 (2024)
Population
28,493
Median household income
$63,908
Unemployment
4.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 25,518 89.6%
  • Black or African American alone 1,481 5.2%
  • Asian alone 98 0.3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 60 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 8 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 87 0.3%
  • Two or more races 1,241 4.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 560 2.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.4

  • Under 18 6,741 23.7%
  • 18–24 2,468 8.7%
  • 25–44 6,885 24.2%
  • 45–64 7,079 24.8%
  • 65 and over 5,320 18.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.2%
+0.28 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.6B
0.36% of state
Avg. annual pay
$50,856
Establishments
981

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 4,589 35.6%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 2,568 19.9%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,581 12.3%
  • Manufacturing 1,338 10.4%
  • Professional & business services 830 6.4%
  • Public administration 620 4.8%
  • Construction 508 3.9%
  • Financial activities 440 3.4%
  • Other services 271 2.1%
  • Natural resources & mining 102 0.8%
  • Information 58 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
69.8%
Median gross rent
$813
Owner-occupied
7,856
Renter-occupied
3,397

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 13,148 votes cast

  • Republican 9,991 76.0%
  • Democratic 3,032 23.1%
  • Other / third-party 125 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

99.2% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 96 0.4%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 57 0.2%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 31 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 20 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 10 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
11,253
Family households
7,402
65.8% of households
Married w/ children
5,317
Single-mother households
1,101
Veterans
1,706
7.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

48.0% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 8,377 29.4%
  • Catholic 2,760 9.7%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,717 6.0%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 492 1.7%
  • Black Protestant 352 1.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.1%
With a disability
15.7%
Bachelor's or higher
25.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
10th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
4 (circuit + associate circuit judges combined; vintage 2019-2020 Bluebook)
Court seats
New London, Palmyra, Paris

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Missouri statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
3
13.79 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
3

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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