Jury Pool Profile

Edwards County, Kansas

Republican +65 (2024)

Population: 2,817
Median household income: $53,792
Unemployment: 3.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 2,339 83.0%
Black or African American alone 4 0.1%
Asian alone 13 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 16 0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 152 5.4%
Two or more races 293 10.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 621 22.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44.3

Under 18 653 23.2%
18–24 173 6.1%
25–44 623 22.1%
45–64 741 26.3%
65 and over 627 22.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.3%; -0.46 pp vs. state
County GDP: $236.0M; 0.1% of state
Avg. annual pay: $46,926
Establishments: 126

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 240 26.0%
Trade, transportation & utilities 194 21.0%
Natural resources & mining 122 13.2%
Manufacturing 94 10.2%
Public administration 83 9.0%
Construction 61 6.6%
Professional & business services 58 6.3%
Leisure & hospitality 32 3.5%
Financial activities 20 2.2%
Other services 14 1.5%
Information 4 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 82.1%
Median gross rent: $732
Owner-occupied: 974
Renter-occupied: 213

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,269 votes cast

Republican 1,042 82.1%
Democratic 213 16.8%
Other / third-party 14 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

81.8% speak only English at home

Spanish 459 17.2%
German 12 0.4%
Tagalog 8 0.3%
Other Asian/Pacific 6 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 1,187
Family households: 761; 64.1% of households
Married w/ children: 573
Single-mother households: 111
Veterans: 155; 7.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

56.8% overall adherence rate

Catholic 845 29.1%
Mainline Protestant 520 17.9%
Evangelical Protestant 284 9.8%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 90.4%
With a disability: 16.5%
Bachelor's or higher: 20.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 24th 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: Dighton, Jetmore, Kinsley, La Crosse, Larned, Ness City

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Kansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 1; 46.21 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023