Jury Pool Profile
Putnam County, Missouri
- County seat
- Unionville
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 4,546
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 4,642.
At a glance
Putnam County is a 4,546-person venue. The county population is 96% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $56,997, $14,586 below the MO state median of $71,583; 22.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.8% of covered employment, average pay $47,269/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.33%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 83% to 85% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 4,642
- Median household income
- $63,510
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 96% / 0%.
Putnam County has a population of 4,642, with a median age of 45.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 96.0%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 3.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $56,997; 22.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.8% 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 30% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.33%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 84%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Putnam County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 84.9% in 2024, 84.0% in 2020, 82.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 8.5% of the adult civilian population (304 individuals).