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Jury Pool Profile

Pawnee County, Kansas

Republican +52 (2024)
Population
6,220
Median household income
$63,625
Unemployment
3.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 5,442 87.5%
  • Black or African American alone 426 6.8%
  • Asian alone 0 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 62 1.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 54 0.9%
  • Two or more races 236 3.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 540 8.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44.9

  • Under 18 895 14.4%
  • 18–24 457 7.3%
  • 25–44 1,761 28.3%
  • 45–64 1,731 27.8%
  • 65 and over 1,376 22.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.2%
-0.59 pp vs. state
County GDP
$352.8M
0.15% of state
Avg. annual pay
$50,265
Establishments
211

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,131 44.3%
  • Public administration 355 13.9%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 285 11.2%
  • Leisure & hospitality 274 10.7%
  • Financial activities 80 3.1%
  • Professional & business services 78 3.1%
  • Construction 12 0.5%
  • Information 4 0.2%
  • Other services 4 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
64.1%
Median gross rent
$806
Owner-occupied
1,549
Renter-occupied
866

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 2,675 votes cast

  • Republican 2,003 74.9%
  • Democratic 625 23.4%
  • Other / third-party 47 1.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.9% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 115 1.9%
  • Arabic 5 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 2 0.0%
  • Other 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
2,415
Family households
1,189
49.2% of households
Married w/ children
1,047
Single-mother households
77
Veterans
423
8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

52.7% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 1,318 21.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,090 17.4%
  • Catholic 810 13.0%
  • Black Protestant 76 1.2%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
88.9%
With a disability
23.8%
Bachelor's or higher
18.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
24th Judicial District Court
Judges
2 (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
Dighton, Jetmore, Kinsley, La Crosse, Larned, Ness City

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Kansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
75.12 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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