Jury Pool Profile
Decatur County, Kansas
- County seat
- Oberlin
- Judicial district
- 17th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 2,716
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 2,726.
At a glance
Decatur County is a 2,716-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $57,793, $17,609 below the KS state median of $75,402; 27.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.7% 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 28.5% of covered employment, average pay $43,859/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.26%, below the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking roughly 84% of the vote each time.
- Population
- 2,726
- Median household income
- $53,870
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 1%.
Decatur County has a population of 2,726, with a median age of 50.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.7%; Black residents 1.1%. Independently, 4.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $57,793; 27.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 14.0%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.5% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 20.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.26%, below the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 84%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Decatur County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 83.8% in 2024, 84.5% in 2020, 83.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 56% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 5.0% of the adult civilian population (107 individuals).