Jury Pool Profile
Riley County, Kansas
- County seat
- Manhattan
- Judicial district
- 21st Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 72,598
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 71,946.
At a glance
Riley County is a 72,598-person venue. The county population is 77% White and 7% Black (Census race-alone categories). 10% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $64,086, $11,316 below the KS state median of $75,402; 48.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Korean. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 34.0% of covered employment, average pay $59,544/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.52%, below the 3.83% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns. 16% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, 10,562 people in barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 71,946
- Median household income
- $61,098
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 77% / 7%.
Riley County has a population of 71,946, with a median age of 25.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 76.8%; Black residents 6.6%. Independently, 10.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $64,086; 48.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 34.0%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 34.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 14.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.52%, below the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Riley County was carried by the Democratic candidate with 49.6% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 50.1% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 47.9% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 52% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Korean, Chinese. Veterans account for 7.7% of the adult civilian population (4,099 individuals).