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Jury Pool Profile

Jackson County, Kansas

Republican +43 (2024)
Population
13,277
Median household income
$72,703
Unemployment
3.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 11,225 84.5%
  • Black or African American alone 124 0.9%
  • Asian alone 48 0.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 838 6.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 239 1.8%
  • Two or more races 803 6.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 705 5.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41

  • Under 18 3,275 24.7%
  • 18–24 1,008 7.6%
  • 25–44 2,938 22.1%
  • 45–64 3,456 26.0%
  • 65 and over 2,600 19.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.5%
-0.34 pp vs. state
County GDP
$507.8M
0.22% of state
Avg. annual pay
$46,312
Establishments
324

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,112 25.4%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,044 23.8%
  • Public administration 702 16.0%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 627 14.3%
  • Manufacturing 314 7.2%
  • Construction 152 3.5%
  • Other services 121 2.8%
  • Financial activities 119 2.7%
  • Professional & business services 105 2.4%
  • Information 47 1.1%
  • Natural resources & mining 35 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
78.2%
Median gross rent
$856
Owner-occupied
3,986
Renter-occupied
1,114

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 6,474 votes cast

  • Republican 4,557 70.4%
  • Democratic 1,799 27.8%
  • Other / third-party 118 1.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.0% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 335 2.7%
  • Other 98 0.8%
  • Vietnamese 34 0.3%
  • German 12 0.1%
  • Korean 7 0.1%
  • Tagalog 6 0.0%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 2 0.0%
  • Chinese 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
5,100
Family households
3,479
68.2% of households
Married w/ children
2,891
Single-mother households
209
Veterans
1,063
10.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

27.1% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 1,824 13.8%
  • Evangelical Protestant 1,097 8.3%
  • Catholic 560 4.2%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 109 0.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.9%
With a disability
15.6%
Bachelor's or higher
21.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
2nd 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
Alma, Holton, Oskaloosa, Westmoreland

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Kansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
20 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Jackson 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.