Jury Pool Profile
Moniteau County, Missouri
- County seat
- California
- Judicial district
- 26th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 15,428
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 15,262.
At a glance
Moniteau County is a 15,428-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $69,870, $1,713 below the MO state median of $71,583; 15.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 11.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 21.0% of covered employment, average pay $47,279/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.05%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 81% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 15,262
- Median household income
- $65,715
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 2%.
Moniteau County has a population of 15,262, with a median age of 38.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.4%; Black residents 2.2%. Independently, 5.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $69,870; 15.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 841 jobs; Education & health services, 765, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 21.0% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 19.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.05%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Moniteau County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.8% in 2024, 80.3% in 2020, 78.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 11.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
11.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Tagalog. Veterans account for 7.5% of the adult civilian population (857 individuals).