Jury Pool Profile
Douglas County, Kansas
- County seat
- Lawrence
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 120,920
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 120,302.
At a glance
Douglas County is a 120,920-person venue. The county population is 78% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $73,332, $2,070 below the KS state median of $75,402; 53.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Chinese. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 31.5% of covered employment, average pay $60,558/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.58%, below the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 62% to 68% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 120,302
- Median household income
- $69,746
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 78% / 4%.
Douglas County has a population of 120,302, with a median age of 31.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 78.1%; Black residents 4.4%. Independently, 7.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $73,332; 53.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 31.5%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 15.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.58%, below the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 66%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Douglas County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 68.2% in 2024, 68.5% in 2020, 62.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 52% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 5.2% of the adult civilian population (5,168 individuals).