Jury Pool Profile
Pratt County, Kansas
- County seat
- Pratt
- Judicial district
- 30th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,117
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,127.
At a glance
Pratt County is a 9,117-person venue. The county population is 85% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $66,650, $8,752 below the KS state median of $75,402; 25.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.9% of covered employment, average pay $50,068/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.38%, below the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 74% to 75% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 9,127
- Median household income
- $66,022
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 85% / 1%.
Pratt County has a population of 9,127, with a median age of 38.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 85.5%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 8.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $66,650; 25.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 11.0%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.38%, below the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 75%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Pratt County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.8% in 2024, 75.2% in 2020, 74.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 59% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 5.6% of the adult civilian population (382 individuals).