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Jury Pool Profile

Putnam County, Missouri

Republican +70 (2024)
Population
4,675
Median household income
$56,875
Unemployment
3.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 4,507 96.4%
  • Black or African American alone 7 0.1%
  • Asian alone 0 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 21 0.4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 0 0.0%
  • Two or more races 140 3.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 133 2.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45.6

  • Under 18 1,045 22.4%
  • 18–24 224 4.8%
  • 25–44 1,052 22.5%
  • 45–64 1,181 25.3%
  • 65 and over 1,173 25.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.9%
-0.04 pp vs. state
County GDP
$188.0M
0.04% of state
Avg. annual pay
$43,210
Establishments
142

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 318 32.0%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 211 21.2%
  • Natural resources & mining 133 13.4%
  • Public administration 72 7.3%
  • Financial activities 71 7.2%
  • Professional & business services 41 4.1%
  • Leisure & hospitality 36 3.6%
  • Construction 13 1.3%
  • Information 3 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
81.2%
Median gross rent
$575
Owner-occupied
1,521
Renter-occupied
353

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 2,380 votes cast

  • Republican 2,021 84.9%
  • Democratic 347 14.6%
  • Other / third-party 12 0.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.4% speak only English at home

  • German 92 2.1%
  • Spanish 66 1.5%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
1,874
Family households
1,039
55.4% of households
Married w/ children
873
Single-mother households
72
Veterans
336
9.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

52.5% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 2,150 45.9%
  • Mainline Protestant 170 3.6%
  • Catholic 139 3.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
89.1%
With a disability
14.0%
Bachelor's or higher
19.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
3rd Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
5 (circuit + associate circuit judges combined; vintage 2019-2020 Bluebook)
Court seats
Bethany, Princeton, Trenton, Unionville

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Missouri statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
0
0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
0

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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