Jury Pool Profile
Gove County, Kansas
- County seat
- Gove City
- Judicial district
- 23rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 2,631
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 2,799.
At a glance
Gove County is a 2,631-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $73,836, $1,566 below the KS state median of $75,402; 24.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 24.5% of covered employment, average pay $46,664/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.66%, below the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 85% to 88% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 2,799
- Median household income
- $66,029
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 1%.
Gove County has a population of 2,799, with a median age of 40.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.2%; Black residents 0.5%. Independently, 1.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $73,836; 24.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 12.8%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.66%, below the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 87%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Gove County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 87.9% in 2024, 87.6% in 2020, 84.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.5% of the adult civilian population (156 individuals).