Jury Pool Profile
Webster County, Missouri
- County seat
- Marshfield
- Judicial district
- 30th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 43,054
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 40,500.
At a glance
Webster County is a 43,054-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $65,325, $6,258 below the MO state median of $71,583; 18.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 24.2% of covered employment, average pay $50,298/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.74%, below the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 77% to 81% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 40,500
- Median household income
- $71,155
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 1%.
Webster County has a population of 40,500, with a median age of 37.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.7%; Black residents 1.1%. Independently, 2.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $65,325; 18.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 24% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 24.2% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 20.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.74%, below the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 79%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Webster County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.7% in 2024, 79.2% in 2020, 76.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 74% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 10.2% of the adult civilian population (2,990 individuals).