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Jury Pool Profile

Linn County, Kansas

Republican +65 (2024)
Population
9,723
Median household income
$59,200
Unemployment
5.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 9,105 93.6%
  • Black or African American alone 74 0.8%
  • Asian alone 33 0.3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 19 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 20 0.2%
  • Some other race alone 70 0.7%
  • Two or more races 402 4.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 284 2.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45.5

  • Under 18 2,143 22.0%
  • 18–24 669 6.9%
  • 25–44 2,009 20.7%
  • 45–64 2,737 28.1%
  • 65 and over 2,165 22.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.2%
+1.42 pp vs. state
County GDP
$575.6M
0.25% of state
Avg. annual pay
$49,856
Establishments
259

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 514 24.6%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 471 22.5%
  • Public administration 326 15.6%
  • Construction 158 7.6%
  • Manufacturing 156 7.5%
  • Financial activities 125 6.0%
  • Natural resources & mining 97 4.6%
  • Professional & business services 67 3.2%
  • Other services 46 2.2%
  • Information 26 1.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
79.6%
Median gross rent
$682
Owner-occupied
3,420
Renter-occupied
879

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,016 votes cast

  • Republican 4,093 81.6%
  • Democratic 854 17.0%
  • Other / third-party 69 1.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.2% speak only English at home

  • German 58 0.6%
  • Spanish 54 0.6%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 18 0.2%
  • Tagalog 15 0.2%
  • Other 10 0.1%
  • Vietnamese 7 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 4 0.0%
  • Slavic languages 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
4,299
Family households
2,850
66.3% of households
Married w/ children
2,305
Single-mother households
167
Veterans
546
7.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

33.8% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 1,789 18.7%
  • Mainline Protestant 671 7.0%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 489 5.1%
  • Catholic 291 3.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
90.1%
With a disability
16.8%
Bachelor's or higher
22.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
6th 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
Fort Scott, Mound City, Paola

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Kansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
5
65.96 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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