Jury Pool Profile
Lane County, Kansas
- County seat
- Dighton
- Judicial district
- 24th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 1,508
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 1,461.
At a glance
Lane County is a 1,508-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). 16% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 81.2%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $72,004, $3,398 below the KS state median of $75,402; 24.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 14.9% 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 Trade, transportation & utilities, at 21.5% of covered employment, average pay $60,850/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.0%, above the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 82% to 85% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 1,461
- Median household income
- $54,526
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 1%.
Lane County has a population of 1,461, with a median age of 50.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.5%; Black residents 1.2%. Independently, 16.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $72,004; 24.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 20.3%.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 21.5% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 20.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.0%, above the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 84%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lane County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 84.1% in 2024, 85.2% in 2020, 82.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 58% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 14.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
14.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 9.2% of the adult civilian population (101 individuals).