Jury Pool Profile
Vernon County, Missouri
- County seat
- Nevada
- Judicial district
- 28th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 19,946
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 19,687.
At a glance
Vernon County is a 19,946-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $56,007, $15,576 below the MO state median of $71,583; 16.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 37.0% of covered employment, average pay $45,693/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 76% to 79% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 19,687
- Median household income
- $52,230
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 1%.
Vernon County has a population of 19,687, with a median age of 41.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.1%; Black residents 0.9%. Independently, 2.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $56,007; 16.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 37% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 37.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.8%. 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: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Vernon County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 79.3% in 2024, 77.9% in 2020, 76.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 59% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.5% 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 5.8% of the adult civilian population (863 individuals).