Jury Pool Profile
Cherokee County, Kansas
- County seat
- Columbus
- Judicial district
- 11th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 19,105
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 19,151.
At a glance
Cherokee County is a 19,105-person venue. The county population is 87% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $57,750, $17,652 below the KS state median of $75,402; 19.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Chinese. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 28.7% of covered employment, average pay $62,055/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.96%, above the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 72% to 76% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 19,151
- Median household income
- $57,668
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 1%.
Cherokee County has a population of 19,151, with a median age of 42.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 86.8%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 3.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $57,750; 19.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 22.8%.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 28.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 22.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.96%, above the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 74%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Cherokee County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 75.5% in 2024, 74.0% in 2020, 71.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.3% of the adult civilian population (929 individuals).