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Jury Pool Profile

Scott County, Kansas

Republican +75 (2024)
Population
5,071
Median household income
$67,788
Unemployment
3.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 4,295 84.7%
  • Black or African American alone 0 0.0%
  • Asian alone 66 1.3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 0 0.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 3 0.1%
  • Some other race alone 453 8.9%
  • Two or more races 254 5.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,024 20.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.3

  • Under 18 1,332 26.3%
  • 18–24 304 6.0%
  • 25–44 1,139 22.5%
  • 45–64 1,267 25.0%
  • 65 and over 1,029 20.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.2%
-0.58 pp vs. state
County GDP
$551.2M
0.24% of state
Avg. annual pay
$52,214
Establishments
249

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 553 25.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 499 23.3%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 400 18.7%
  • Leisure & hospitality 151 7.0%
  • Public administration 150 7.0%
  • Construction 109 5.1%
  • Professional & business services 87 4.1%
  • Financial activities 81 3.8%
  • Other services 46 2.1%
  • Manufacturing 44 2.1%
  • Information 22 1.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
52.7%
Median gross rent
$861
Owner-occupied
1,154
Renter-occupied
1,036

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 2,135 votes cast

  • Republican 1,843 86.3%
  • Democratic 248 11.6%
  • Other / third-party 44 2.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

78.1% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 802 16.7%
  • Slavic languages 131 2.7%
  • Other Indo-European 93 1.9%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 24 0.5%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 3 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
2,190
Family households
1,489
68.0% of households
Married w/ children
1,216
Single-mother households
116
Veterans
247
6.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

67.3% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 1,391 27.0%
  • Catholic 1,037 20.1%
  • Evangelical Protestant 794 15.4%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 246 4.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
93.3%
With a disability
13.8%
Bachelor's or higher
33.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
25th 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
Garden City, Lakin, Leoti, Scott City, Syracuse, Tribune

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Kansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
0
0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
0

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Scott 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.