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Jury Pool Profile

Labette County, Kansas

Republican +38 (2024)
Population
19,949
Median household income
$55,439
Unemployment
4.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 17,002 85.2%
  • Black or African American alone 686 3.4%
  • Asian alone 13 0.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 211 1.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 437 2.2%
  • Two or more races 1,600 8.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 998 5.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.4

  • Under 18 4,874 24.4%
  • 18–24 1,435 7.2%
  • 25–44 4,467 22.4%
  • 45–64 5,171 25.9%
  • 65 and over 4,002 20.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.0%
+0.2 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.1B
0.47% of state
Avg. annual pay
$47,757
Establishments
498

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 3,171 37.2%
  • Manufacturing 1,971 23.1%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,521 17.8%
  • Public administration 531 6.2%
  • Leisure & hospitality 432 5.1%
  • Professional & business services 319 3.7%
  • Financial activities 227 2.7%
  • Other services 132 1.5%
  • Construction 105 1.2%
  • Information 71 0.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 47 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
73.7%
Median gross rent
$729
Owner-occupied
5,938
Renter-occupied
2,119

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 7,921 votes cast

  • Republican 5,410 68.3%
  • Democratic 2,385 30.1%
  • Other / third-party 126 1.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.9% speak only English at home

  • German 677 3.6%
  • Spanish 159 0.9%
  • Slavic languages 43 0.2%
  • Other Indo-European 41 0.2%
  • Other 10 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 9 0.0%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
8,057
Family households
4,761
59.1% of households
Married w/ children
3,624
Single-mother households
341
Veterans
939
6.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

53.1% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 4,549 22.5%
  • Mainline Protestant 3,624 18.0%
  • Catholic 2,049 10.2%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 393 1.9%
  • Black Protestant 100 0.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
89.4%
With a disability
23.3%
Bachelor's or higher
21.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
11th Judicial District Court
Judges
5 (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
Columbus, Girard, Oswego

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Kansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
6
39.8 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
3

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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