Jury Pool Profile
Wright County, Missouri
- County seat
- Hartville
- Judicial district
- 44th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 19,671
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 18,965.
At a glance
Wright County is a 19,671-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $50,836, $20,747 below the MO state median of $71,583; 15.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 28.0% of covered employment, average pay $40,766/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.75%, above the 3.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 83% to 87% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 18,965
- Median household income
- $47,909
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 1%.
Wright County has a population of 18,965, with a median age of 41.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.0%; Black residents 0.5%. Independently, 2.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $50,836; 15.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 1,311 jobs; Education & health services, 1,257, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 28.0% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 26.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.75%, above the Missouri state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 85%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Wright County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 87.4% in 2024, 85.3% in 2020, 82.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.3% 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 12.6% of the adult civilian population (1,776 individuals).