Jury Pool Profile
Norton County, Kansas
- County seat
- Norton
- Judicial district
- 17th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,288
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,359.
At a glance
Norton County is a 5,288-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $61,962, $13,440 below the KS state median of $75,402; 22.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.5% 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 30.5% of covered employment, average pay $37,775/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.05%, below the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking roughly 83% of the vote each time. 19% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, 1,011 people in barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 5,359
- Median household income
- $54,050
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 3%.
Norton County has a population of 5,359, with a median age of 41.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.2%; Black residents 3.1%. Independently, 5.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $61,962; 22.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 30.5%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 30.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.05%, below the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 83%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Norton County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.9% in 2024, 82.7% in 2020, 82.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 58% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 6.3% of the adult civilian population (268 individuals).