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Jury Pool Profile

Sheridan County, Kansas

Republican +80 (2024)
Population
2,442
Median household income
$70,000
Unemployment
2.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 2,273 93.1%
  • Black or African American alone 3 0.1%
  • Asian alone 0 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 6 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 74 3.0%
  • Two or more races 86 3.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 145 5.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.4

  • Under 18 622 25.5%
  • 18–24 175 7.2%
  • 25–44 485 19.9%
  • 45–64 594 24.3%
  • 65 and over 566 23.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
2.5%
-1.32 pp vs. state
County GDP
$224.2M
0.1% of state
Avg. annual pay
$48,346
Establishments
122

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 294 29.5%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 219 22.0%
  • Natural resources & mining 123 12.4%
  • Public administration 87 8.7%
  • Professional & business services 54 5.4%
  • Leisure & hospitality 51 5.1%
  • Other services 30 3.0%
  • Financial activities 25 2.5%
  • Information 9 0.9%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
75.4%
Median gross rent
$663
Owner-occupied
771
Renter-occupied
251

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,373 votes cast

  • Republican 1,229 89.5%
  • Democratic 126 9.2%
  • Other / third-party 18 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.9% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 117 5.1%
  • German 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
1,022
Family households
579
56.7% of households
Married w/ children
469
Single-mother households
30
Veterans
135
7.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

70.9% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 1,019 41.6%
  • Evangelical Protestant 449 18.3%
  • Mainline Protestant 265 10.8%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.7%
With a disability
16.5%
Bachelor's or higher
24.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
15th 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
Atwood, Colby, Goodland, Hoxie, Oakley, Saint Francis, Sharon Springs

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Kansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
109.89 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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