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Warren County, Missouri

Republican +49.5 (2024)
County seat
Warrenton
Judicial district
12th Judicial Circuit Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
39,016
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 37,177.

At a glance

Warren County is a 39,016-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $85,698, $14,115 above the MO state median of $71,583; 20.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 22.7% of covered employment, average pay $63,747/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.65%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 74% of the vote across the three.

Population
37,177
Median household income
$81,209
Unemployment
3.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Predominantly White

≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 1%.

Warren County has a population of 37,177, with a median age of 40.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.9%; Black residents 1.1%. Independently, 4.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $85,698; 20.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.0% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 33,253 89.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,530 4.1%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 401 1.1%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 159 0.4%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 1,755 4.7%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 49 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 2 0.0%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 28 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 40.8

  • Under 18 8,595 23.1%
  • 18–24 2,780 7.5%
  • 25–44 9,169 24.7%
  • 45–64 9,856 26.5%
  • 65 and over 6,777 18.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$85,698
90% interval $77,805–$93,591
+$14,115 vs MO · 6th of 115
Below poverty line
8.0%
90% interval 6.2%–9.8%
−4.2 pp vs MO · 109th of 115

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Led by manufacturing and trade & transportation

Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, 2,045 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 1,870, is within 20% of it.

Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 22.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.65%, below the Missouri state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.6%
−0.2 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.2B
0.27% of state
Avg. annual pay
$53,114
Establishments
806

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 2,045 22.7%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,870 20.8%
  • Education & health services 1,590 17.7%
  • Construction 1,042 11.6%
  • Leisure & hospitality 870 9.7%
  • Professional & business services 422 4.7%
  • Public administration 408 4.5%
  • Financial activities 318 3.5%
  • Other services 222 2.5%
  • Information 155 1.7%
  • Natural resources & mining 58 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
80.2%
+12.1 pp vs MO · 19th of 115
Median gross rent
$995
−$38 vs MO · 12th of 115
Owner-occupied
11,110
Renter-occupied
2,735

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Moderately concentrated

    Top three sectors employ 61% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

  • Moderate wage spread

    Highest-paid sector (Information, $75,237/yr) pays 3.2× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $23,356/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

  • Mixed business scale

    Average establishment employs 11 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Consistently strongly Republican

Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 72%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.

Warren County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.2% in 2024, 72.0% in 2020, 70.5% in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 20,094 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201670.5%24.8%
202072.0%26.0%
202474.2%24.7%
  • Republican 14,915 74.2%
  • Democratic 4,970 24.7%
  • Other / third-party 209 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-dominant, English-speaking

Family households are 73% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

2.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 9.2% of the adult civilian population (2,643 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

97.2% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 666 1.9%
  • German or other West Germanic 166 0.5%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 24 0.1%
  • Chinese 6 0.0%
  • Tagalog 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
13,845
Family households
10,048
72.6% of households
Married couples w/ children
2,574
25.6% of families
Single-mother families
612
6.1% of families
Veterans
2,643
9.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

37.6% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 6,172 17.4%
  • Catholic 4,310 12.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 2,138 6.0%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 735 2.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.6%
±2 pp
Uninsured
7.4%
±2 pp
98th of 115
With a disability
14.5%
±1.7 pp
91st of 115
Bachelor's or higher
20.2%
±1.9 pp
−12.2 pp vs MO · 43rd of 115
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
8.7%
90% interval 7.8%–9.6% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
12th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
5 (circuit + associate circuit judges combined; vintage 2019-2020 Bluebook)
Court seats
Mexico, Montgomery City, Warrenton

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Warren totals, 2024 — the per-100k rate is based on 6 recorded deaths, too few to be statistically reliable

Traffic fatalities
6
20.99 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
6

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Warren 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 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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