Jury Pool Profile
McDonald County, Missouri
- County seat
- Pineville
- Judicial district
- 40th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 23,992
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 23,701.
At a glance
McDonald County is a 23,992-person venue. The county population is 70% White (Census race-alone categories). 12% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $54,502, $17,081 below the MO state median of $71,583; 12.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 15.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Asian and Pacific Island languages (4.2%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 29.1% of covered employment, average pay $56,355/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.41%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 80% to 84% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 23,701
- Median household income
- $52,375
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 70% / 2%.
McDonald County has a population of 23,701, with a median age of 38.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 70.1%; Black residents 2.0%. Independently, 12.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $54,502; 12.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, 1,672 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 1,399, is within 20% of it.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 29.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 24.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.41%, above the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 82%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
McDonald County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 84.0% in 2024, 82.5% in 2020, 80.2% 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'). 15.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
15.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 7.2% of the adult civilian population (1,273 individuals).