Jury Pool Profile
Montgomery County, Missouri
- County seat
- Montgomery City
- Judicial district
- 12th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 11,590
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 11,426.
At a glance
Montgomery County is an 11,590-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $67,180, $4,403 below the MO state median of $71,583; 17.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 23.2% of covered employment, average pay $64,875/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.35%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 11,426
- Median household income
- $65,500
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 1%.
Montgomery County has a population of 11,426, with a median age of 43.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.1%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 2.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $67,180; 17.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, 737 jobs; Education & health services, 665, is within 20% of it.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 23.2% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 20.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.35%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Montgomery County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 79.7% in 2024, 77.4% in 2020, 76.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.1% 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 9.3% of the adult civilian population (827 individuals).