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Jury Pool Profile

Kiowa County, Kansas

Republican +71 (2024)
Population
2,422
Median household income
$73,214
Unemployment
3.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 2,187 90.3%
  • Black or African American alone 20 0.8%
  • Asian alone 53 2.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 10 0.4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 19 0.8%
  • Two or more races 133 5.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 104 4.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.2

  • Under 18 555 22.9%
  • 18–24 207 8.5%
  • 25–44 552 22.8%
  • 45–64 567 23.4%
  • 65 and over 541 22.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.4%
-0.37 pp vs. state
County GDP
$135.0M
0.06% of state
Avg. annual pay
$39,478
Establishments
104

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 438 39.6%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 174 15.7%
  • Public administration 153 13.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 102 9.2%
  • Leisure & hospitality 52 4.7%
  • Financial activities 21 1.9%
  • Professional & business services 17 1.5%
  • Other services 12 1.1%
  • Information 6 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
74.7%
Median gross rent
$728
Owner-occupied
708
Renter-occupied
240

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,107 votes cast

  • Republican 941 85.0%
  • Democratic 151 13.6%
  • Other / third-party 15 1.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

92.6% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 64 2.8%
  • German 43 1.9%
  • Other Indo-European 34 1.5%
  • Slavic languages 13 0.6%
  • Korean 7 0.3%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 4 0.2%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 2 0.1%
  • Other 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
948
Family households
599
63.2% of households
Married w/ children
539
Single-mother households
17
Veterans
92
4.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

71.8% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 1,004 40.8%
  • Mainline Protestant 663 27.0%
  • Catholic 99 4.0%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.8%
With a disability
16.0%
Bachelor's or higher
27.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
16th 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
Ashland, Cimarron, Coldwater, Dodge City, Greensburg, Meade

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Kansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
214.25 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
3

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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