Jury Pool Profile
Saline County, Missouri
- County seat
- Marshall
- Judicial district
- 15th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 23,265
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 23,231.
At a glance
Saline County is a 23,265-person venue. The county population is 79% White (Census race-alone categories). 13% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $60,641, $10,942 below the MO state median of $71,583; 22.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.8% 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 31.1% of covered employment, average pay $46,340/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.5%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 65% to 70% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 23,231
- Median household income
- $57,931
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 79% / 5%.
Saline County has a population of 23,231, with a median age of 35.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 79.4%; Black residents 4.9%. Independently, 12.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,641; 22.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 31% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.1% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 24.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.5%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 67%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Saline County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 69.6% in 2024, 67.8% in 2020, 64.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 5.6% of the adult civilian population (1,019 individuals).