Jury Pool Profile
Oregon County, Missouri
- County seat
- Alton
- Judicial district
- 37th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,709
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,673.
At a glance
Oregon County is an 8,709-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $44,812, $26,771 below the MO state median of $71,583; 12.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 48.7% of covered employment, average pay $41,679/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.09%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 79% to 84% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,673
- Median household income
- $43,069
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 0%.
Oregon County has a population of 8,673, with a median age of 44.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.9%; Black residents 0.1%. Independently, 1.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $44,812; 12.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.1% 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 49% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 48.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.09%, above the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 81%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Oregon County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 84.2% in 2024, 81.2% in 2020, 78.6% 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'). 0.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
0.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.6% of the adult civilian population (440 individuals).