Jury Pool Profile
Ralls County, Missouri
- County seat
- New London
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 10,444
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 10,428.
At a glance
Ralls County is a 10,444-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $80,041, $8,458 above the MO state median of $71,583; 17.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 53.4% of covered employment, average pay $62,595/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.58%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 75% to 79% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 10,428
- Median household income
- $65,388
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 2%.
Ralls County has a population of 10,428, with a median age of 45.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.9%; Black residents 1.8%. Independently, 1.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $80,041; 17.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Manufacturing, about 53% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 53.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.58%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 77%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Ralls County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 79.2% in 2024, 77.6% in 2020, 75.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 71% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Tagalog. Veterans account for 8.4% of the adult civilian population (690 individuals).