Jury Pool Profile
Newton County, Missouri
- County seat
- Neosho
- Judicial district
- 40th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 62,263
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 60,118.
At a glance
Newton County is a 62,263-person venue. The county population is 81% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $66,231, $5,352 below the MO state median of $71,583; 23.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Asian and Pacific Island languages (1.7%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 39.9% of covered employment, average pay $65,120/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.7%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 79% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 60,118
- Median household income
- $66,301
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 81% / 1%.
Newton County has a population of 60,118, with a median age of 40.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 81.3%; Black residents 0.9%. Independently, 6.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $66,231; 23.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 40% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 39.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.7%, 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.
Newton County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 78.8% in 2024, 77.9% in 2020, 77.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 72% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 8.8% of the adult civilian population (4,040 individuals).