Jury Pool Profile
Wabaunsee County, Kansas
- County seat
- Alma
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,018
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,009.
At a glance
Wabaunsee County is a 7,018-person venue. The county population is 91% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $86,097, $10,695 above the KS state median of $75,402; 25.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Vietnamese. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 25.5% of covered employment, average pay $37,432/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.54%, below the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 71% to 73% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 7,009
- Median household income
- $76,908
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 91% / 0%.
Wabaunsee County has a population of 7,009, with a median age of 43.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.3%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 4.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $86,097; 25.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 8.5%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.5% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 18.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.54%, below the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 72%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Wabaunsee County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 73.4% in 2024, 72.9% in 2020, 70.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 10.0% of the adult civilian population (544 individuals).