Jury Pool Profile
Leavenworth County, Kansas
- County seat
- Leavenworth
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 84,590
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 83,123.
At a glance
Leavenworth County is a 84,590-person venue. The county population is 80% White and 7% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $91,056, $15,654 above the KS state median of $75,402; 36.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Korean. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.8% of covered employment, average pay $57,448/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.23%, above the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 59% to 60% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 83,123
- Median household income
- $89,218
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 80% / 7%.
Leavenworth County has a population of 83,123, with a median age of 38.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 79.6%; Black residents 7.0%. Independently, 7.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $91,056; 36.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 27.8%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.8% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 18.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.23%, above the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 59%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Leavenworth County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 60.3% in 2024, 59.2% in 2020, 58.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Korean, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 15.4% of the adult civilian population (9,317 individuals).