Jury Pool Profile
Chautauqua County, Kansas
- County seat
- Sedan
- Judicial district
- 14th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 3,321
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 3,370.
At a glance
Chautauqua County is a 3,321-person venue. The county population is 81% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $54,122, $21,280 below the KS state median of $75,402; 18.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.8% 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 31.3% of covered employment, average pay $41,270/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.89%, above the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 84% to 86% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 3,370
- Median household income
- $56,438
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 81% / 1%.
Chautauqua County has a population of 3,370, with a median age of 45.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 81.2%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 5.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $54,122; 18.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 12.4%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.89%, above the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 85%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Chautauqua County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 85.1% in 2024, 85.5% in 2020, 84.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 5.1% of the adult civilian population (133 individuals).