Russell County, Kansas

• White (non-Hispanic) 5,981 89.5%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 277 4.1%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 24 0.4%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 24 0.4%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 353 5.3%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 13 0.2%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 7 0.1%

• Under 18 1,460 21.9%
• 18–24 458 6.9%
• 25–44 1,464 21.9%
• 45–64 1,556 23.3%
• 65 and over 1,741 26.1%

Median household income

$63,325

90% interval $56,906–$69,744

−$12,077 vs KS · 70th of 105

Below poverty line

12.7%

90% interval 9.5%–15.9%

+1.8 pp vs KS · 30th of 105

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.7%

−0.13 pp vs. state

County GDP

$357.0M

0.15% of state

Avg. annual pay

$45,142

Establishments

295

• Education & health services 648 25.8%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 380 15.2%
• Public administration 329 13.1%
• Manufacturing 314 12.5%
• Leisure & hospitality 226 9.0%
• Natural resources & mining 205 8.2%
• Professional & business services 133 5.3%
• Construction 102 4.1%
• Financial activities 73 2.9%
• Information 69 2.8%
• Other services 27 1.1%

Home ownership

75.1%

+7.9 pp vs KS · 60th of 105

Median gross rent

$805

−$255 vs KS · 45th of 105

Owner-occupied

2,327

Renter-occupied

773

• Diversified

  Top three sectors employ 54% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Financial activities, $86,156/yr) pays 5.0× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $17,317/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 8.5 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 2,632 79.7%
• Democratic 608 18.4%
• Other / third-party 61 1.8%

• Spanish 45 0.7%
• German or other West Germanic 29 0.5%

Households

3,100

Family households

1,833

59.1% of households

Married couples w/ children

359

19.6% of families

Single-mother families

198

10.8% of families

Veterans

441

8.4% of civilians 18+

• Mainline Protestant 2,488 37.2%
• Catholic 1,020 15.2%
• Evangelical Protestant 319 4.8%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 79 1.2%

Health insured

93.1%

±3.9 pp — too imprecise at this sample size to compare

With a disability

15.5%

±3 pp

57th of 105

Bachelor's or higher

19.7%

±3.4 pp

−15.9 pp vs KS · 94th of 105

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

11.2%

90% interval 9.9%–12.5% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

20th Judicial District Court

Judges

3 (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

Ellsworth, Great Bend, Lyons, Russell, Saint John

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

0

0 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

0