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Jury Pool Profile

Rush County, Kansas

Republican +66 (2024)
Population
2,957
Median household income
$60,288
Unemployment
3.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 2,674 90.4%
  • Black or African American alone 13 0.4%
  • Asian alone 5 0.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 12 0.4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 18 0.6%
  • Two or more races 235 7.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 160 5.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 46

  • Under 18 599 20.3%
  • 18–24 234 7.9%
  • 25–44 610 20.6%
  • 45–64 767 25.9%
  • 65 and over 747 25.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.4%
-0.38 pp vs. state
County GDP
$195.6M
0.08% of state
Avg. annual pay
$44,311
Establishments
116

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 267 24.9%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 255 23.8%
  • Manufacturing 211 19.7%
  • Public administration 136 12.7%
  • Construction 65 6.1%
  • Financial activities 33 3.1%
  • Natural resources & mining 20 1.9%
  • Professional & business services 19 1.8%
  • Information 5 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
79.6%
Median gross rent
$700
Owner-occupied
1,100
Renter-occupied
282

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,606 votes cast

  • Republican 1,315 81.9%
  • Democratic 264 16.4%
  • Other / third-party 27 1.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.6% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 53 1.9%
  • German 36 1.3%
  • Other Indo-European 25 0.9%
  • Other 4 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 3 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
1,382
Family households
736
53.3% of households
Married w/ children
616
Single-mother households
31
Veterans
187
7.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

57.4% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 889 30.1%
  • Catholic 508 17.2%
  • Evangelical Protestant 301 10.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
94.1%
With a disability
14.3%
Bachelor's or higher
21.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
24th Judicial District Court
Judges
2 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); District Magistrate Judges (limited jurisdiction — limited civil, traffic, misdemeanors) separate. Vintage 2026 kscourts.gov; counts cross-checked against K.S.A. § 20-301a.)
Court seats
Dighton, Jetmore, Kinsley, La Crosse, Larned, Ness City

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Kansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
1
42.41 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Rush County, Kansas to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.