Jury Pool Profile
Ellsworth County, Kansas
- County seat
- Ellsworth
- Judicial district
- 20th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 6,257
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 6,360.
At a glance
Ellsworth County is a 6,257-person venue. The county population is 85% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $68,053, $7,349 below the KS state median of $75,402; 22.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.6% 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 26.2% of covered employment, average pay $43,413/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.16%, below the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 74% to 75% of the vote across the three. 18% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, 1,069 people in barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 6,360
- Median household income
- $65,560
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 85% / 3%.
Ellsworth County has a population of 6,360, with a median age of 43.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 85.5%; Black residents 3.4%. Independently, 6.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $68,053; 22.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 26.2%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.2% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 18.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.16%, below the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 75%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Ellsworth County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 75.3% in 2024, 75.1% in 2020, 73.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 8.7% of the adult civilian population (456 individuals).