Jury Pool Profile
Barton County, Kansas
- County seat
- Great Bend
- Judicial district
- 20th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 24,790
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 25,097.
At a glance
Barton County is a 24,790-person venue. The county population is 81% White (Census race-alone categories). 17% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $62,215, $13,187 below the KS state median of $75,402; 21.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.0% of covered employment, average pay $46,238/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.01%, above the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking roughly 77% of the vote each time.
- Population
- 25,097
- Median household income
- $58,851
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 81% / 1%.
Barton County has a population of 25,097, with a median age of 38.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 81.4%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 16.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $62,215; 21.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 5.2%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.01%, above the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 77%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Barton County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 77.6% in 2024, 77.4% in 2020, 77.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 9.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
9.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 7.9% of the adult civilian population (1,498 individuals).