Jury Pool Profile
Montgomery County, Kansas
- County seat
- Independence
- Judicial district
- 14th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 30,177
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 30,940.
At a glance
Montgomery County is a 30,177-person venue. The county population is 78% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $57,413, $17,989 below the KS state median of $75,402; 22.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.9% 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 Education & health services, at 32.8% of covered employment, average pay $34,203/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.49%, above the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 73% to 75% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 30,940
- Median household income
- $55,697
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 78% / 4%.
Montgomery County has a population of 30,940, with a median age of 41.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 78.3%; Black residents 3.8%. Independently, 8.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $57,413; 22.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 32.8%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 32.8% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 19.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.49%, above the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 74%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Montgomery County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.6% in 2024, 74.1% in 2020, 72.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.9% 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 7.4% of the adult civilian population (1,744 individuals).