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Jury Pool Profile

Dickinson County, Kansas

Republican +55 (2024)
Population
18,423
Median household income
$67,982
Unemployment
3.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 16,916 91.8%
  • Black or African American alone 51 0.3%
  • Asian alone 60 0.3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 70 0.4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 251 1.4%
  • Two or more races 1,075 5.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 998 5.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.1

  • Under 18 4,216 22.9%
  • 18–24 1,166 6.3%
  • 25–44 4,403 23.9%
  • 45–64 4,828 26.2%
  • 65 and over 3,810 20.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.9%
+0.06 pp vs. state
County GDP
$853.8M
0.37% of state
Avg. annual pay
$44,483
Establishments
563

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 1,639 25.6%
  • Education & health services 1,464 22.8%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,224 19.1%
  • Public administration 458 7.1%
  • Professional & business services 445 6.9%
  • Leisure & hospitality 405 6.3%
  • Construction 243 3.8%
  • Financial activities 221 3.4%
  • Other services 128 2.0%
  • Natural resources & mining 114 1.8%
  • Information 72 1.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
79.1%
Median gross rent
$809
Owner-occupied
6,291
Renter-occupied
1,667

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 9,144 votes cast

  • Republican 7,014 76.7%
  • Democratic 1,989 21.8%
  • Other / third-party 141 1.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.6% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 357 2.0%
  • German 129 0.7%
  • Other Indo-European 35 0.2%
  • Vietnamese 33 0.2%
  • Slavic languages 20 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 16 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 7 0.0%
  • Arabic 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
7,958
Family households
5,370
67.5% of households
Married w/ children
4,219
Single-mother households
467
Veterans
1,587
11.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

42.8% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 2,761 15.0%
  • Evangelical Protestant 2,517 13.7%
  • Mainline Protestant 2,509 13.6%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 92 0.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.8%
With a disability
14.9%
Bachelor's or higher
21.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
8th Judicial District Court
Judges
4 (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
Abilene, Council Grove, Junction City, Marion

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Kansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
28.16 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Dickinson 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.