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Jury Pool Profile

Sumner County, Kansas

Republican +50 (2024)
Population
22,386
Median household income
$60,348
Unemployment
4.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 20,125 89.9%
  • Black or African American alone 255 1.1%
  • Asian alone 96 0.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 342 1.5%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 265 1.2%
  • Two or more races 1,303 5.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,320 5.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.2

  • Under 18 5,416 24.2%
  • 18–24 1,807 8.1%
  • 25–44 5,071 22.7%
  • 45–64 5,814 26.0%
  • 65 and over 4,278 19.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.1%
+0.27 pp vs. state
County GDP
$878.1M
0.38% of state
Avg. annual pay
$43,763
Establishments
640

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,924 30.8%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,162 18.6%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,106 17.7%
  • Public administration 524 8.4%
  • Manufacturing 383 6.1%
  • Financial activities 306 4.9%
  • Professional & business services 295 4.7%
  • Construction 158 2.5%
  • Other services 157 2.5%
  • Information 117 1.9%
  • Natural resources & mining 115 1.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
74.4%
Median gross rent
$829
Owner-occupied
6,676
Renter-occupied
2,298

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 10,549 votes cast

  • Republican 7,810 74.0%
  • Democratic 2,527 24.0%
  • Other / third-party 212 2.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.2% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 267 1.3%
  • German 39 0.2%
  • Other Indo-European 23 0.1%
  • Chinese 23 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 11 0.1%
  • Tagalog 10 0.0%
  • Arabic 7 0.0%
  • Slavic languages 4 0.0%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 3 0.0%
  • Other 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
8,974
Family households
5,603
62.4% of households
Married w/ children
4,660
Single-mother households
373
Veterans
1,445
8.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

46.1% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 4,337 19.4%
  • Evangelical Protestant 2,863 12.8%
  • Catholic 2,285 10.2%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 643 2.9%
  • Black Protestant 180 0.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.1%
With a disability
17.6%
Bachelor's or higher
26.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
30th Judicial District Court
Judges
4 (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
Anthony, Kingman, Medicine Lodge, Pratt, Wellington

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Kansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
6
35.36 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
5

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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