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Jury Pool Profile

Shelby County, Missouri

Republican +66 (2024)
Population
6,011
Median household income
$52,127
Unemployment
3.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 5,673 94.4%
  • Black or African American alone 75 1.2%
  • Asian alone 70 1.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 2 0.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 58 1.0%
  • Two or more races 133 2.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 134 2.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.6

  • Under 18 1,429 23.8%
  • 18–24 417 6.9%
  • 25–44 1,347 22.4%
  • 45–64 1,515 25.2%
  • 65 and over 1,303 21.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.6%
-0.31 pp vs. state
County GDP
$214.1M
0.05% of state
Avg. annual pay
$44,151
Establishments
200

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 450 25.3%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 320 18.0%
  • Financial activities 175 9.8%
  • Manufacturing 160 9.0%
  • Public administration 147 8.3%
  • Other services 143 8.0%
  • Construction 121 6.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 116 6.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 81 4.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
75.0%
Median gross rent
$570
Owner-occupied
1,780
Renter-occupied
594

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,262 votes cast

  • Republican 2,691 82.5%
  • Democratic 550 16.9%
  • Other / third-party 21 0.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.3% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 57 1.0%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 20 0.4%
  • Other Indo-European 14 0.2%
  • Arabic 4 0.1%
  • German 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
2,374
Family households
1,533
64.6% of households
Married w/ children
1,207
Single-mother households
153
Veterans
371
8.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

48.4% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 2,073 34.0%
  • Mainline Protestant 585 9.6%
  • Catholic 295 4.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
90.0%
With a disability
17.1%
Bachelor's or higher
18.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
41st Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
3 (circuit + associate circuit judges combined; vintage 2019-2020 Bluebook)
Court seats
Macon, Shelbyville

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Missouri statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
3
65.47 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
3

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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