Jury Pool Profile
Barber County, Kansas
- County seat
- Medicine Lodge
- Judicial district
- 30th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 4,083
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 4,069.
At a glance
Barber County is a 4,083-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $70,766, $4,636 below the KS state median of $75,402; 27.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 30.8% of covered employment, average pay $44,421/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.11%, below the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 82% to 86% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 4,069
- Median household income
- $61,926
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 0%.
Barber County has a population of 4,069, with a median age of 42.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.2%; Black residents 0.1%. Independently, 6.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $70,766; 27.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 30.8%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 30.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.11%, below the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 85%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Barber County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 85.4% in 2024, 86.1% in 2020, 82.5% 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'). 0.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
0.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish. Veterans account for 6.0% of the adult civilian population (187 individuals).