Jury Pool Profile
Osage County, Kansas
- County seat
- Lyndon
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 15,693
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 15,744.
At a glance
Osage County is a 15,693-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $73,436, $1,966 below the KS state median of $75,402; 21.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.1% 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 31.7% of covered employment, average pay $41,190/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.93%, above the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 68% to 73% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 15,744
- Median household income
- $74,467
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 0%.
Osage County has a population of 15,744, with a median age of 42.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.7%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 3.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $73,436; 21.6% 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: 31.7%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.93%, above the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 71%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Osage County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.7% in 2024, 70.8% in 2020, 68.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Chinese. Veterans account for 8.3% of the adult civilian population (1,005 individuals).