Jury Pool Profile
Cowley County, Kansas
- County seat
- Winfield
- Judicial district
- 19th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 34,382
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 34,411.
At a glance
Cowley County is a 34,382-person venue. The county population is 80% White (Census race-alone categories). 12% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $60,819, $14,583 below the KS state median of $75,402; 24.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.2% 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 Manufacturing, at 27.9% of covered employment, average pay $68,886/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.15%, above the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 66% to 69% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 34,411
- Median household income
- $57,878
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 80% / 3%.
Cowley County has a population of 34,411, with a median age of 39.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 80.2%; Black residents 2.5%. Independently, 12.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,819; 24.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 27.8%.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 27.9% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 27.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.15%, above the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 68%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Cowley County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 69.3% in 2024, 67.9% in 2020, 65.9% 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'). 6.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 8.0% of the adult civilian population (2,109 individuals).