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Jury Pool Profile

Wallace County, Kansas

Republican +85 (2024)
Population
1,459
Median household income
$60,263
Unemployment
3.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 1,325 90.8%
  • Black or African American alone 10 0.7%
  • Asian alone 16 1.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 7 0.5%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 41 2.8%
  • Two or more races 60 4.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 91 6.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 47.2

  • Under 18 337 23.1%
  • 18–24 112 7.7%
  • 25–44 272 18.6%
  • 45–64 363 24.9%
  • 65 and over 375 25.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.4%
-0.37 pp vs. state
County GDP
$146.5M
0.06% of state
Avg. annual pay
$39,979
Establishments
95

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 115 21.5%
  • Public administration 99 18.5%
  • Education & health services 83 15.5%
  • Natural resources & mining 63 11.8%
  • Professional & business services 32 6.0%
  • Leisure & hospitality 28 5.2%
  • Financial activities 24 4.5%
  • Information 3 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
72.4%
Median gross rent
$578
Owner-occupied
478
Renter-occupied
182

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 748 votes cast

  • Republican 686 91.7%
  • Democratic 52 7.0%
  • Other / third-party 10 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.5% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 43 3.2%
  • German 9 0.7%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 9 0.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
660
Family households
386
58.5% of households
Married w/ children
296
Single-mother households
20
Veterans
111
9.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

44.9% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 283 18.7%
  • Mainline Protestant 243 16.1%
  • Catholic 153 10.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
94.2%
With a disability
18.3%
Bachelor's or higher
22.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
15th Judicial District Court
Judges
2 (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
Atwood, Colby, Goodland, Hoxie, Oakley, Saint Francis, Sharon Springs

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Kansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
3
267.38 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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