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Jury Pool Profile

Wichita County, Kansas

Republican +74 (2024)
Population
2,115
Median household income
$71,282
Unemployment
2.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 1,588 75.1%
  • Black or African American alone 4 0.2%
  • Asian alone 0 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 6 0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 163 7.7%
  • Two or more races 354 16.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 628 29.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 38.7

  • Under 18 549 26.0%
  • 18–24 101 4.8%
  • 25–44 551 26.1%
  • 45–64 431 20.4%
  • 65 and over 483 22.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
2.8%
-0.96 pp vs. state
County GDP
$353.8M
0.15% of state
Avg. annual pay
$45,860
Establishments
112

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 221 29.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 158 21.0%
  • Natural resources & mining 152 20.2%
  • Public administration 69 9.2%
  • Financial activities 31 4.1%
  • Other services 27 3.6%
  • Leisure & hospitality 16 2.1%
  • Professional & business services 2 0.3%
  • Information 2 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
81.3%
Median gross rent
$738
Owner-occupied
714
Renter-occupied
164

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 860 votes cast

  • Republican 740 86.0%
  • Democratic 107 12.4%
  • Other / third-party 13 1.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

82.8% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 318 16.6%
  • German 11 0.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
878
Family households
567
64.6% of households
Married w/ children
448
Single-mother households
31
Veterans
47
3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

36.1% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 413 19.2%
  • Mainline Protestant 299 13.9%
  • Evangelical Protestant 65 3.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.8%
With a disability
18.3%
Bachelor's or higher
18.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
25th 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
Garden City, Lakin, Leoti, Scott City, Syracuse, Tribune

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

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

About this profile

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