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Jury Pool Profile

Morgan County, Missouri

Republican +60 (2024)
Population
21,430
Median household income
$49,663
Unemployment
5.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 20,022 93.4%
  • Black or African American alone 46 0.2%
  • Asian alone 85 0.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 24 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 140 0.7%
  • Two or more races 1,113 5.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 536 2.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45.4

  • Under 18 4,934 23.0%
  • 18–24 1,403 6.5%
  • 25–44 4,288 20.0%
  • 45–64 5,748 26.8%
  • 65 and over 5,057 23.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.1%
+1.18 pp vs. state
County GDP
$845.8M
0.19% of state
Avg. annual pay
$38,671
Establishments
632

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,342 28.1%
  • Education & health services 805 16.8%
  • Leisure & hospitality 776 16.2%
  • Construction 459 9.6%
  • Manufacturing 449 9.4%
  • Professional & business services 300 6.3%
  • Public administration 228 4.8%
  • Financial activities 167 3.5%
  • Other services 124 2.6%
  • Natural resources & mining 87 1.8%
  • Information 48 1.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
79.7%
Median gross rent
$692
Owner-occupied
6,536
Renter-occupied
1,662

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 9,733 votes cast

  • Republican 7,725 79.4%
  • Democratic 1,914 19.7%
  • Other / third-party 94 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

92.3% speak only English at home

  • German 1,159 5.8%
  • Spanish 145 0.7%
  • Slavic languages 109 0.5%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 63 0.3%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 46 0.2%
  • Vietnamese 13 0.1%
  • Other 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
8,198
Family households
5,292
64.6% of households
Married w/ children
4,333
Single-mother households
182
Veterans
1,537
9.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

42.1% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 6,528 31.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,285 6.1%
  • Catholic 905 4.3%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 124 0.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
75.4%
With a disability
21.1%
Bachelor's or higher
14.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
26th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
10 (circuit + associate circuit judges combined; vintage 2019-2020 Bluebook)
Court seats
California, Camdenton, Lebanon, Tuscumbia, Versailles

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Missouri statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
12
72.74 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
12

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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