Jury Pool Profile
Phillips County, Kansas
- County seat
- Phillipsburg
- Judicial district
- 17th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 4,728
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 4,813.
At a glance
Phillips County is a 4,728-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $65,906, $9,496 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 Tagalog. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 26.6% of covered employment, average pay $41,443/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.4%, below the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 84% to 87% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 4,813
- Median household income
- $62,123
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 1%.
Phillips County has a population of 4,813, with a median age of 45.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.5%; Black residents 0.7%. Independently, 3.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $65,906; 22.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 8.5%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 16.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.4%, below the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 86%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Phillips County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 85.8% in 2024, 86.8% in 2020, 84.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 55% 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, Tagalog, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 5.4% of the adult civilian population (201 individuals).