Jury Pool Profile
Wayne County, Missouri
- County seat
- Greenville
- Judicial district
- 42nd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 10,782
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 10,862.
At a glance
Wayne County is a 10,782-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $51,716, $19,867 below the MO state median of $71,583; 12.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 33.1% of covered employment, average pay $37,939/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.48%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 81% to 86% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 10,862
- Median household income
- $47,226
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 0%.
Wayne County has a population of 10,862, with a median age of 48.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.5%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 1.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $51,716; 12.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.6% 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 33% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 33.1% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 13.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.48%, above the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 84%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Wayne County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 86.0% in 2024, 84.8% in 2020, 80.9% 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'). 0.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
0.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 9.2% of the adult civilian population (805 individuals).