Jury Pool Profile
McPherson County, Kansas
- County seat
- McPherson
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 30,064
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 30,205.
At a glance
McPherson County is a 30,064-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $78,212, $2,810 above the KS state median of $75,402; 34.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.2% 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 Manufacturing, at 33.6% of covered employment, average pay $84,953/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.11%, below the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 68% to 70% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 30,205
- Median household income
- $78,851
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 2%.
McPherson County has a population of 30,205, with a median age of 39.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.3%; Black residents 1.8%. Independently, 5.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $78,212; 34.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 23.5%.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 33.6% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 23.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.11%, below the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 69%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
McPherson County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 69.6% in 2024, 69.0% in 2020, 67.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.2% 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 5.2% of the adult civilian population (1,237 individuals).