Jury Pool Profile
Brown County, Kansas
- County seat
- Hiawatha
- Judicial district
- 22nd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,104
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,343.
At a glance
Brown County is a 9,104-person venue. The county population is 83% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $62,180, $13,222 below the KS state median of $75,402; 19.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 25.2% of covered employment, average pay $47,890/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.43%, above the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking roughly 72% of the vote each time.
- Population
- 9,343
- Median household income
- $62,233
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 83% / 2%.
Brown County has a population of 9,343, with a median age of 41.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 83.2%; Black residents 1.6%. Independently, 4.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $62,180; 19.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 25.2%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.2% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 20.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.43%, above the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Brown County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.9% in 2024, 72.9% in 2020, 72.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.5% of the adult civilian population (526 individuals).