Jury Pool Profile
Rooks County, Kansas
- County seat
- Stockton
- Judicial district
- 23rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 4,646
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 4,813.
At a glance
Rooks County is a 4,646-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $61,484, $13,918 below the KS state median of $75,402; 23.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.3% 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 25.5% of covered employment, average pay $46,435/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.5%, below the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 84% to 86% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 4,813
- Median household income
- $62,500
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 2%.
Rooks County has a population of 4,813, with a median age of 45.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.2%; Black residents 1.9%. Independently, 3.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $61,484; 23.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 6.9%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 25.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.5%, below the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 85%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Rooks County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 85.0% in 2024, 86.2% in 2020, 84.1% 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'). 1.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.8% of the adult civilian population (260 individuals).