Jury Pool Profile
Reno County, Kansas
- County seat
- Hutchinson
- Judicial district
- 27th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 61,539
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 61,553.
At a glance
Reno County is a 61,539-person venue. The county population is 85% White (Census race-alone categories). 10% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $61,984, $13,418 below the KS state median of $75,402; 20.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.2% 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 25.9% of covered employment, average pay $51,418/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.0%, above the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 64% to 66% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 61,553
- Median household income
- $60,645
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 85% / 3%.
Reno County has a population of 61,553, with a median age of 40.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 85.0%; Black residents 2.7%. Independently, 10.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $61,984; 20.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 25.9%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.0%, above the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 66%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Reno County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.2% in 2024, 65.9% in 2020, 64.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 6.2% of the adult civilian population (2,967 individuals).