Jury Pool Profile

Ford County, Kansas

Republican +38 (2024)

Population: 34,133
Median household income: $70,495
Unemployment: 3.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 19,216 56.3%
Black or African American alone 1,067 3.1%
Asian alone 266 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 387 1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 92 0.3%
Some other race alone 6,079 17.8%
Two or more races 7,026 20.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 19,858 58.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 31.9

Under 18 10,517 30.8%
18–24 3,499 10.3%
25–44 8,741 25.6%
45–64 7,531 22.1%
65 and over 3,845 11.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.1%; -0.73 pp vs. state
County GDP: $3.2B; 1.39% of state
Avg. annual pay: $52,782
Establishments: 858

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 6,835 37.7%
Trade, transportation & utilities 2,968 16.4%
Education & health services 2,595 14.3%
Leisure & hospitality 1,794 9.9%
Professional & business services 1,277 7.0%
Public administration 973 5.4%
Construction 529 2.9%
Financial activities 353 1.9%
Natural resources & mining 343 1.9%
Other services 337 1.9%
Information 142 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 64.5%
Median gross rent: $960
Owner-occupied: 7,588
Renter-occupied: 4,180

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 8,224 votes cast

Republican 5,616 68.3%
Democratic 2,461 29.9%
Other / third-party 147 1.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

52.7% speak only English at home

Spanish 13,850 44.6%
Other 442 1.4%
Arabic 213 0.7%
Vietnamese 62 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 40 0.1%
Tagalog 26 0.1%
Slavic languages 25 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 22 0.1%
Chinese 14 0.0%
German 11 0.0%
Other Indo-European 9 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 11,768
Family households: 8,201; 69.7% of households
Married w/ children: 5,607
Single-mother households: 1,147
Veterans: 866; 3.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

59.2% overall adherence rate

Catholic 10,982 32.0%
Evangelical Protestant 6,715 19.6%
Mainline Protestant 1,508 4.4%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 773 2.3%
Black Protestant 310 0.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 86.2%
With a disability: 10.9%
Bachelor's or higher: 20.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 16th Judicial District Court
Judges: 3 (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: Ashland, Cimarron, Coldwater, Dodge City, Greensburg, Meade

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Kansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 4; 16.94 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023