Jury Pool Profile
Hamilton County, Kansas
- County seat
- Syracuse
- Judicial district
- 25th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 2,500
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 2,471.
At a glance
Hamilton County is a 2,500-person venue. The county population is 63% White (Census race-alone categories). 44% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 54.3%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $71,225, $4,177 below the KS state median of $75,402; 20.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 41.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. The largest employment sector is Natural resources & mining, at 52.1% of covered employment, average pay $51,817/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.77%, below the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking roughly 82% of the vote each time.
- Population
- 2,471
- Median household income
- $70,250
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 63% / 0%.
Hamilton County has a population of 2,471, with a median age of 32.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 62.6%; Black residents 0.0%. Independently, 44.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $71,225; 20.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 52.1%.
Natural resources & mining is the largest employment sector at 52.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 13.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.77%, below the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 82%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Hamilton County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.3% in 2024, 81.7% in 2020, 81.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 74% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 41.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
41.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 4.2% of the adult civilian population (69 individuals).