Jury Pool Profile
Polk County, Missouri
- County seat
- Bolivar
- Judicial district
- 30th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 33,604
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 32,444.
At a glance
Polk County is a 33,604-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $60,993, $10,590 below the MO state median of $71,583; 22.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.9% 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 46.5% of covered employment, average pay $55,861/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.84%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 32,444
- Median household income
- $59,647
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 1%.
Polk County has a population of 32,444, with a median age of 38.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.8%; Black residents 0.7%. Independently, 3.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,993; 22.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 46% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 46.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.84%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Polk County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.2% in 2024, 78.7% in 2020, 76.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Chinese. Veterans account for 8.5% of the adult civilian population (2,109 individuals).