Jury Pool Profile
Allen County, Kansas
- County seat
- Iola
- Judicial district
- 31st Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,302
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 12,483.
At a glance
Allen County is a 12,302-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $59,080, $16,322 below the KS state median of $75,402; 22.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Korean. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 26.5% of covered employment, average pay $59,032/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.34%, above the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 67% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 12,483
- Median household income
- $60,689
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 3%.
Allen County has a population of 12,483, with a median age of 41.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.3%; Black residents 2.8%. Independently, 4.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $59,080; 22.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 24.7%.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 26.5% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 24.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.34%, above the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 70%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Allen County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.9% in 2024, 71.1% in 2020, 67.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Korean, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 8.0% of the adult civilian population (772 individuals).