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Jury Pool Profile

Harper County, Kansas

Republican +64 (2024)
Population
5,446
Median household income
$55,417
Unemployment
3.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 4,938 90.7%
  • Black or African American alone 46 0.8%
  • Asian alone 11 0.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 22 0.4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 6 0.1%
  • Some other race alone 136 2.5%
  • Two or more races 287 5.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 421 7.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.8

  • Under 18 1,403 25.8%
  • 18–24 365 6.7%
  • 25–44 1,173 21.5%
  • 45–64 1,304 23.9%
  • 65 and over 1,201 22.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.6%
-0.24 pp vs. state
County GDP
$420.9M
0.18% of state
Avg. annual pay
$47,237
Establishments
224

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 581 24.0%
  • Education & health services 576 23.8%
  • Manufacturing 526 21.7%
  • Public administration 207 8.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 137 5.7%
  • Natural resources & mining 126 5.2%
  • Professional & business services 83 3.4%
  • Construction 69 2.8%
  • Financial activities 69 2.8%
  • Information 12 0.5%
  • Other services 1 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
73.6%
Median gross rent
$693
Owner-occupied
1,622
Renter-occupied
583

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 2,555 votes cast

  • Republican 2,072 81.1%
  • Democratic 437 17.1%
  • Other / third-party 46 1.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.6% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 84 1.6%
  • Other 10 0.2%
  • German 7 0.1%
  • Tagalog 6 0.1%
  • Arabic 6 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 4 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 3 0.1%
  • Vietnamese 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
2,205
Family households
1,390
63.0% of households
Married w/ children
1,035
Single-mother households
134
Veterans
333
8.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

50.7% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 1,785 32.5%
  • Mainline Protestant 829 15.1%
  • Catholic 165 3.0%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
90.9%
With a disability
19.3%
Bachelor's or higher
21.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
30th Judicial District Court
Judges
4 (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
Anthony, Kingman, Medicine Lodge, Pratt, Wellington

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Kansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
49.47 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Harper County, Kansas to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.