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Jury Pool Profile

Montgomery County, Kansas

Republican +51 (2024)
Population
31,143
Median household income
$53,242
Unemployment
4.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 24,725 79.4%
  • Black or African American alone 1,336 4.3%
  • Asian alone 77 0.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 831 2.7%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 34 0.1%
  • Some other race alone 724 2.3%
  • Two or more races 3,416 11.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,428 7.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.3

  • Under 18 7,503 24.1%
  • 18–24 2,685 8.6%
  • 25–44 6,917 22.2%
  • 45–64 7,831 25.1%
  • 65 and over 6,207 19.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.4%
+0.58 pp vs. state
County GDP
$3.0B
1.3% of state
Avg. annual pay
$46,284
Establishments
2,228

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 4,940 33.6%
  • Manufacturing 2,906 19.7%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 2,312 15.7%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,141 7.8%
  • Professional & business services 946 6.4%
  • Public administration 823 5.6%
  • Construction 705 4.8%
  • Other services 357 2.4%
  • Financial activities 318 2.2%
  • Natural resources & mining 167 1.1%
  • Information 101 0.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
72.6%
Median gross rent
$759
Owner-occupied
9,342
Renter-occupied
3,529

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 12,441 votes cast

  • Republican 9,287 74.6%
  • Democratic 2,934 23.6%
  • Other / third-party 220 1.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.6% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 1,256 4.3%
  • German 99 0.3%
  • Other 78 0.3%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 57 0.2%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 47 0.2%
  • Arabic 29 0.1%
  • Chinese 18 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 7 0.0%
  • Other Indo-European 5 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
12,871
Family households
7,810
60.7% of households
Married w/ children
5,639
Single-mother households
714
Veterans
1,772
7.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

51.4% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 9,549 30.3%
  • Mainline Protestant 3,170 10.1%
  • Catholic 2,035 6.5%
  • Black Protestant 904 2.9%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 538 1.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
88.4%
With a disability
20.4%
Bachelor's or higher
21.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
14th 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
Independence, Sedan

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Kansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
3
12.69 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
3

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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