Jury Pool Profile
Pike County, Missouri
- County seat
- Bowling Green
- Judicial district
- 45th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 17,955
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 17,711.
At a glance
Pike County is a 17,955-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $60,541, $11,042 below the MO state median of $71,583; 16.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.3% of covered employment, average pay $44,999/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.35%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 72% to 79% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 17,711
- Median household income
- $54,989
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 5%.
Pike County has a population of 17,711, with a median age of 39.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.5%; Black residents 5.0%. Independently, 2.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,541; 16.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 1,475 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 1,303, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 25.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.35%, above the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 75%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Pike County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 78.6% in 2024, 76.2% in 2020, 71.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.5% of the adult civilian population (895 individuals).