Jury Pool Profile
Ottawa County, Kansas
- County seat
- Minneapolis
- Judicial district
- 28th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,744
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,819.
At a glance
Ottawa County is a 5,744-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $67,597, $7,805 below the KS state median of $75,402; 27.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 39.9% of covered employment, average pay $36,173/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.23%, below the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 79% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 5,819
- Median household income
- $74,018
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 0%.
Ottawa County has a population of 5,819, with a median age of 42.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.5%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 3.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $67,597; 27.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 39.9%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 39.9% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 15.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.23%, below the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 81%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Ottawa County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.4% in 2024, 81.7% in 2020, 78.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.8% of the adult civilian population (303 individuals).