Jury Pool Profile
Sherman County, Kansas
- County seat
- Goodland
- Judicial district
- 15th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,763
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,858.
At a glance
Sherman County is a 5,763-person venue. The county population is 88% White (Census race-alone categories). 13% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 82.8%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $62,139, $13,263 below the KS state median of $75,402; 24.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 10.4% 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 Trade, transportation & utilities, at 31.2% of covered employment, average pay $52,331/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.45%, below the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 80% to 83% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 5,858
- Median household income
- $61,750
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 88% / 2%.
Sherman County has a population of 5,858, with a median age of 38.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 87.6%; Black residents 1.8%. Independently, 13.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $62,139; 24.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 25.4%.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 31.2% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 25.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.45%, below the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 82%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Sherman County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 83.3% in 2024, 83.1% in 2020, 80.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 10.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
10.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 7.5% of the adult civilian population (340 individuals).