Jury Pool Profile
Stanton County, Kansas
- County seat
- Johnson City
- Judicial district
- 26th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 1,986
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 2,038.
At a glance
Stanton County is a 1,986-person venue. The county population is 51% White (Census race-alone categories). 46% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 45.7%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $78,809, $3,407 above the KS state median of $75,402; 24.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 41.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Tagalog. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.9% of covered employment, average pay $44,747/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.8%, below the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 81% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 2,038
- Median household income
- $71,700
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 51% / 0%.
Stanton County has a population of 2,038, with a median age of 39.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 50.6%; Black residents 0.1%. Independently, 45.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $78,809; 24.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 27.4%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.9% of covered employment, followed by Natural resources & mining at 27.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.8%, below the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 79%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Stanton County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.9% in 2024, 79.1% in 2020, 78.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 59% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 41.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
41.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog. Veterans account for 5.6% of the adult civilian population (90 individuals).