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Jury Pool Profile

Pettis County, Missouri

Republican +49 (2024)
Population
43,205
Median household income
$60,232
Unemployment
4.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 37,031 85.7%
  • Black or African American alone 1,071 2.5%
  • Asian alone 295 0.7%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 187 0.4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 160 0.4%
  • Some other race alone 1,667 3.9%
  • Two or more races 2,794 6.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4,135 9.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 37.9

  • Under 18 10,878 25.2%
  • 18–24 3,651 8.5%
  • 25–44 10,943 25.3%
  • 45–64 10,326 23.9%
  • 65 and over 7,407 17.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.1%
+0.13 pp vs. state
County GDP
$3.3B
0.74% of state
Avg. annual pay
$48,616
Establishments
1,325

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 4,853 24.9%
  • Education & health services 4,560 23.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 3,965 20.4%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,780 9.1%
  • Professional & business services 1,459 7.5%
  • Construction 676 3.5%
  • Other services 667 3.4%
  • Public administration 592 3.0%
  • Financial activities 490 2.5%
  • Information 279 1.4%
  • Natural resources & mining 135 0.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
70.1%
Median gross rent
$863
Owner-occupied
11,876
Renter-occupied
5,061

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 18,877 votes cast

  • Republican 13,907 73.7%
  • Democratic 4,703 24.9%
  • Other / third-party 267 1.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

88.1% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 2,685 6.7%
  • Slavic languages 1,443 3.6%
  • German 500 1.2%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 83 0.2%
  • Tagalog 62 0.2%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 18 0.0%
  • Other 7 0.0%
  • Vietnamese 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
16,937
Family households
10,931
64.5% of households
Married w/ children
8,287
Single-mother households
945
Veterans
3,025
9.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

52.6% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 14,387 33.5%
  • Mainline Protestant 4,306 10.0%
  • Catholic 2,985 6.9%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 681 1.6%
  • Black Protestant 246 0.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
88.1%
With a disability
17.3%
Bachelor's or higher
18.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
18th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
4 (circuit + associate circuit judges combined; vintage 2019-2020 Bluebook)
Court seats
Boonville, Sedalia

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Missouri statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
3
9.28 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
3

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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