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Jury Pool Profile

Vernon County, Missouri

Republican +60 (2024)
Population
19,713
Median household income
$54,519
Unemployment
3.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 18,657 94.6%
  • Black or African American alone 151 0.8%
  • Asian alone 139 0.7%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 20 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 1 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 71 0.4%
  • Two or more races 674 3.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 493 2.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.7

  • Under 18 4,706 23.9%
  • 18–24 1,615 8.2%
  • 25–44 4,365 22.1%
  • 45–64 5,006 25.4%
  • 65 and over 4,021 20.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.9%
-0.03 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.1B
0.25% of state
Avg. annual pay
$46,600
Establishments
724

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 2,135 32.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,397 21.2%
  • Manufacturing 937 14.2%
  • Leisure & hospitality 614 9.3%
  • Natural resources & mining 306 4.6%
  • Public administration 299 4.5%
  • Construction 279 4.2%
  • Professional & business services 213 3.2%
  • Financial activities 185 2.8%
  • Other services 162 2.5%
  • Information 57 0.9%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
72.6%
Median gross rent
$722
Owner-occupied
5,674
Renter-occupied
2,141

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 8,973 votes cast

  • Republican 7,112 79.3%
  • Democratic 1,774 19.8%
  • Other / third-party 87 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

93.5% speak only English at home

  • German 921 5.0%
  • Spanish 92 0.5%
  • Other Indo-European 91 0.5%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 51 0.3%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 30 0.2%
  • Tagalog 15 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
7,815
Family households
4,735
60.6% of households
Married w/ children
3,833
Single-mother households
275
Veterans
832
5.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

43.8% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 6,492 32.9%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,312 6.7%
  • Catholic 550 2.8%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 211 1.1%
  • Black Protestant 70 0.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
84.4%
With a disability
18.7%
Bachelor's or higher
18.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
28th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
5 (circuit + associate circuit judges combined; vintage 2019-2020 Bluebook)
Court seats
Greenfield, Lamar, Nevada, Stockton

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Missouri statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
26.65 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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