Jury Pool Profile
Linn County, Kansas
- County seat
- Mound City
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,950
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,767.
At a glance
Linn County is a 9,950-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $67,904, $7,498 below the KS state median of $75,402; 22.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 23.1% of covered employment, average pay $41,509/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.96%, above the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 79% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 9,767
- Median household income
- $59,069
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 1%.
Linn County has a population of 9,767, with a median age of 45.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.5%; Black residents 1.5%. Independently, 3.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $67,904; 22.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 23.1%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 23.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.96%, above the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Linn County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.6% in 2024, 80.4% in 2020, 78.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Tagalog. Veterans account for 8.2% of the adult civilian population (622 individuals).