Jury Pool Profile
Wallace County, Kansas
- County seat
- Sharon Springs
- Judicial district
- 15th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 1,441
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 1,417.
At a glance
Wallace County is a 1,441-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $68,507, $6,895 below the KS state median of $75,402; 24.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.5% 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 Public administration, at 20.0% of covered employment, average pay $25,618/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.5%, below the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 91% to 93% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 1,417
- Median household income
- $63,207
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 1%.
Wallace County has a population of 1,417, with a median age of 47.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.5%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 7.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $68,507; 24.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 11.7%.
Public administration is the largest employment sector at 20.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.5%, below the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 92%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Wallace County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 91.7% in 2024, 93.3% in 2020, 91.3% 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'). 5.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 8.8% of the adult civilian population (96 individuals).