Jury Pool Profile
Phelps County, Missouri
- County seat
- Rolla
- Judicial district
- 25th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 45,247
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 45,194.
At a glance
Phelps County is a 45,247-person venue. The county population is 86% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $58,629, $12,954 below the MO state median of $71,583; 32.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Chinese and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 40.3% of covered employment, average pay $59,742/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.8%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 69% to 71% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 45,194
- Median household income
- $58,396
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 86% / 2%.
Phelps County has a population of 45,194, with a median age of 35.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 86.4%; Black residents 2.4%. Independently, 3.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $58,629; 32.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.1% 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 40% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 40.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 26.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.8%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 69%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Phelps County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 70.8% in 2024, 68.9% in 2020, 68.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Chinese, Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 8.5% of the adult civilian population (3,026 individuals).