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Jury Pool Profile

Decatur County, Kansas

Republican +69 (2024)
Population
2,746
Median household income
$52,030
Unemployment
3.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 2,545 92.7%
  • Black or African American alone 47 1.7%
  • Asian alone 9 0.3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 13 0.5%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 53 1.9%
  • Two or more races 79 2.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 112 4.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 52.1

  • Under 18 547 19.9%
  • 18–24 27 1.0%
  • 25–44 682 24.8%
  • 45–64 686 25.0%
  • 65 and over 804 29.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.3%
-0.54 pp vs. state
County GDP
$222.5M
0.1% of state
Avg. annual pay
$38,309
Establishments
132

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 259 29.5%
  • Public administration 171 19.5%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 165 18.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 119 13.6%
  • Professional & business services 57 6.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 40 4.6%
  • Financial activities 29 3.3%
  • Construction 2 0.2%
  • Other services 2 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
79.4%
Median gross rent
$695
Owner-occupied
1,090
Renter-occupied
283

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,452 votes cast

  • Republican 1,217 83.8%
  • Democratic 215 14.8%
  • Other / third-party 20 1.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.8% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 61 2.3%
  • German 11 0.4%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 10 0.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
1,373
Family households
774
56.4% of households
Married w/ children
640
Single-mother households
65
Veterans
107
4.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

59.1% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 926 33.5%
  • Evangelical Protestant 502 18.2%
  • Catholic 206 7.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.8%
With a disability
18.4%
Bachelor's or higher
27.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
17th Judicial District Court
Judges
2 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); District Magistrate Judges (limited jurisdiction — limited civil, traffic, misdemeanors) separate. Vintage 2026 kscourts.gov; counts cross-checked against K.S.A. § 20-301a.)
Court seats
Hill City, Norton, Oberlin, Osborne, Phillipsburg, Smith Center

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Kansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
1
45.48 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Decatur County, Kansas to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.