Jury Pool Profile
Coffey County, Kansas
- County seat
- Burlington
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,467
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,308.
At a glance
Coffey County is a 8,467-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $72,961, $2,441 below the KS state median of $75,402; 19.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 38.9% of covered employment, average pay $101,372/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.47%, above the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 77% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,308
- Median household income
- $70,346
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 1%.
Coffey County has a population of 8,308, with a median age of 44.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.0%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 3.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $72,961; 19.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 23.9%.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 38.9% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 23.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.47%, above the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 76%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Coffey County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 77.0% in 2024, 76.6% in 2020, 75.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 8.3% of the adult civilian population (539 individuals).