Jury Pool Profile

Trego County, Kansas

Republican +71 (2024)

Population: 2,778
Median household income: $73,375
Unemployment: 3.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 2,670 96.1%
Black or African American alone 2 0.1%
Asian alone 21 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 3 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 25 0.9%
Two or more races 57 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 47.7

Under 18 543 19.5%
18–24 106 3.8%
25–44 625 22.5%
45–64 769 27.7%
65 and over 735 26.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.8%; +0.01 pp vs. state
County GDP: $178.0M; 0.08% of state
Avg. annual pay: $43,322
Establishments: 130

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 327 29.6%
Education & health services 266 24.1%
Public administration 168 15.2%
Leisure & hospitality 151 13.7%
Natural resources & mining 50 4.5%
Manufacturing 38 3.4%
Other services 20 1.8%
Professional & business services 18 1.6%
Construction 17 1.5%
Financial activities 2 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 77.9%
Median gross rent: $694
Owner-occupied: 1,049
Renter-occupied: 297

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,587 votes cast

Republican 1,343 84.6%
Democratic 216 13.6%
Other / third-party 28 1.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

99.3% speak only English at home

Tagalog 12 0.5%
Spanish 6 0.2%
Other 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 1,346
Family households: 903; 67.1% of households
Married w/ children: 766
Single-mother households: 96
Veterans: 164; 7.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

61.3% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 764 27.2%
Catholic 538 19.2%
Evangelical Protestant 416 14.8%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.8%
With a disability: 11.5%
Bachelor's or higher: 28.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 23rd 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: Gove City, Hays, Stockton, WaKeeney

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