Jury Pool Profile
Kiowa County, Kansas
- County seat
- Greensburg
- Judicial district
- 16th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 2,432
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 2,422.
At a glance
Kiowa County is a 2,432-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,239, $12,163 below the KS state median of $75,402; 28.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 41.2% of covered employment, average pay $37,473/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.46%, below the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 84% to 85% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 2,422
- Median household income
- $75,539
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 1%.
Kiowa County has a population of 2,422, with a median age of 41.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 88.5%; Black residents 0.9%. Independently, 4.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,239; 28.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 7.7%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 41.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 15.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.46%, below the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 84%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Kiowa County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 85.0% in 2024, 84.0% in 2020, 83.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 4.7% of the adult civilian population (88 individuals).