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Jury Pool Profile

Pike County, Missouri

Republican +58 (2024)
Population
17,623
Median household income
$57,572
Unemployment
4.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 15,752 89.4%
  • Black or African American alone 844 4.8%
  • Asian alone 51 0.3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 102 0.6%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 57 0.3%
  • Some other race alone 22 0.1%
  • Two or more races 795 4.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 225 1.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.7

  • Under 18 4,056 23.0%
  • 18–24 1,289 7.3%
  • 25–44 4,511 25.6%
  • 45–64 4,448 25.2%
  • 65 and over 3,319 18.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.5%
+0.53 pp vs. state
County GDP
$684.3M
0.15% of state
Avg. annual pay
$44,932
Establishments
504

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,451 26.9%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,345 24.9%
  • Public administration 605 11.2%
  • Leisure & hospitality 447 8.3%
  • Construction 358 6.6%
  • Professional & business services 330 6.1%
  • Manufacturing 297 5.5%
  • Natural resources & mining 225 4.2%
  • Financial activities 154 2.9%
  • Other services 102 1.9%
  • Information 3 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
73.3%
Median gross rent
$742
Owner-occupied
4,728
Renter-occupied
1,723

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 7,824 votes cast

  • Republican 6,151 78.6%
  • Democratic 1,618 20.7%
  • Other / third-party 55 0.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.6% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 236 1.4%
  • Arabic 144 0.9%
  • German 106 0.6%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 33 0.2%
  • Other 26 0.2%
  • Chinese 14 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 7 0.0%
  • Tagalog 4 0.0%
  • Other Indo-European 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
6,451
Family households
4,388
68.0% of households
Married w/ children
3,164
Single-mother households
420
Veterans
945
7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

46.1% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 5,628 32.0%
  • Catholic 1,310 7.4%
  • Mainline Protestant 951 5.4%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 149 0.8%
  • Black Protestant 76 0.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.0%
With a disability
15.9%
Bachelor's or higher
16.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
45th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
4 (circuit + associate circuit judges combined; vintage 2019-2020 Bluebook)
Court seats
Bowling Green, Troy

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Missouri statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
5
36.85 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
5

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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