Jury Pool Profile
St. Clair County, Missouri
- County seat
- Osceola
- Judicial district
- 27th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,976
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,587.
At a glance
St. Clair County is a 9,976-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $58,334, $13,249 below the MO state median of $71,583; 14.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 40.5% of covered employment, average pay $41,765/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.06%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 9,587
- Median household income
- $53,043
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 1%.
St. Clair County has a population of 9,587, with a median age of 46.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.5%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 2.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $58,334; 14.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.0% 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 40% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 40.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 25.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.06%, above the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
St. Clair County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 79.8% in 2024, 79.1% in 2020, 75.6% 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'). 2.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.4% 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 8.7% of the adult civilian population (658 individuals).