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Jury Pool Profile

Ottawa County, Kansas

Republican +66 (2024)
Population
5,782
Median household income
$76,755
Unemployment
3.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 5,415 93.7%
  • Black or African American alone 40 0.7%
  • Asian alone 3 0.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 27 0.5%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 61 1.1%
  • Two or more races 236 4.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 183 3.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.5

  • Under 18 1,334 23.1%
  • 18–24 394 6.8%
  • 25–44 1,318 22.8%
  • 45–64 1,546 26.7%
  • 65 and over 1,190 20.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.2%
-0.56 pp vs. state
County GDP
$150.0M
0.07% of state
Avg. annual pay
$39,552
Establishments
157

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 284 22.0%
  • Manufacturing 216 16.7%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 173 13.4%
  • Public administration 150 11.6%
  • Professional & business services 78 6.0%
  • Financial activities 69 5.3%
  • Leisure & hospitality 50 3.9%
  • Natural resources & mining 26 2.0%
  • Construction 14 1.1%
  • Other services 6 0.5%
  • Information 5 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
78.0%
Median gross rent
$738
Owner-occupied
1,855
Renter-occupied
522

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,003 votes cast

  • Republican 2,475 82.4%
  • Democratic 476 15.9%
  • Other / third-party 52 1.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.1% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 88 1.6%
  • Other 35 0.6%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 23 0.4%
  • German 12 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
2,377
Family households
1,722
72.4% of households
Married w/ children
1,373
Single-mother households
87
Veterans
282
6.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

38.0% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 987 17.2%
  • Evangelical Protestant 896 15.6%
  • Catholic 298 5.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
93.8%
With a disability
13.5%
Bachelor's or higher
24.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
28th Judicial District Court
Judges
4 (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
Minneapolis, Salina

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Kansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
44.96 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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