Jury Pool Profile
Pettis County, Missouri
- County seat
- Sedalia
- Judicial district
- 18th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 44,254
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 43,397.
At a glance
Pettis County is a 44,254-person venue. The county population is 84% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $60,038, $11,545 below the MO state median of $71,583; 18.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 13.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 24.8% of covered employment, average pay $63,547/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.91%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 71% to 74% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 43,397
- Median household income
- $60,430
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 84% / 2%.
Pettis County has a population of 43,397, with a median age of 38.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 84.2%; Black residents 2.5%. Independently, 9.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,038; 18.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, 4,876 jobs; Education & health services, 4,724, is within 20% of it.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 24.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 24.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.91%, above the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 72%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Pettis County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 73.7% in 2024, 72.5% in 2020, 70.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 13.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
13.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 9.1% of the adult civilian population (2,937 individuals).