Jury Pool Profile
Bourbon County, Kansas
- County seat
- Fort Scott
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 14,319
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 14,394.
At a glance
Bourbon County is a 14,319-person venue. The county population is 91% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $57,131, $18,271 below the KS state median of $75,402; 23.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.0% 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 35.4% of covered employment, average pay $47,645/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.49%, above the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 73% to 76% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 14,394
- Median household income
- $59,238
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 91% / 2%.
Bourbon County has a population of 14,394, with a median age of 39.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.5%; Black residents 1.7%. Independently, 3.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $57,131; 23.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 35.4%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 35.4% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 16.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.49%, above the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 75%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Bourbon County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 76.1% in 2024, 75.0% in 2020, 72.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.1% of the adult civilian population (655 individuals).