Jury Pool Profile
Washington County, Kansas
- County seat
- Washington
- Judicial district
- 12th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,533
- Census PEP.
At a glance
Washington County is a 5,533-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $65,963, $9,439 below the KS state median of $75,402; 25.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.6% 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 Education & health services, at 25.5% of covered employment, average pay $39,443/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.34%, below the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 80% to 84% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 5,533
- Median household income
- $65,482
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 0%.
Washington County has a population of 5,533, with a median age of 43.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.5%; Black residents 0.1%. Independently, 4.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $65,963; 25.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 7.2%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.34%, below the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 82%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Washington County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 83.8% in 2024, 82.0% in 2020, 79.8% 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'). 5.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 8.2% of the adult civilian population (343 individuals).