Jury Pool Profile

Wilson County, Kansas

Republican +62 (2024)

Population: 8,559
Median household income: $57,056
Unemployment: 5.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 8,020 93.7%
Black or African American alone 15 0.2%
Asian alone 2 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 50 0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 3 0.0%
Some other race alone 16 0.2%
Two or more races 453 5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 310 3.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.3

Under 18 2,040 23.8%
18–24 577 6.7%
25–44 1,836 21.5%
45–64 2,177 25.4%
65 and over 1,929 22.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.0%; +1.24 pp vs. state
County GDP: $389.0M; 0.17% of state
Avg. annual pay: $48,496
Establishments: 236

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 901 28.6%
Education & health services 890 28.3%
Trade, transportation & utilities 393 12.5%
Construction 349 11.1%
Public administration 218 6.9%
Leisure & hospitality 157 5.0%
Financial activities 76 2.4%
Professional & business services 63 2.0%
Natural resources & mining 43 1.4%
Other services 33 1.0%
Information 25 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 74.3%
Median gross rent: $727
Owner-occupied: 2,610
Renter-occupied: 905

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,603 votes cast

Republican 2,894 80.3%
Democratic 647 18.0%
Other / third-party 62 1.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.1% speak only English at home

Spanish 131 1.6%
Other Asian/Pacific 11 0.1%
German 5 0.1%
Other Indo-European 1 0.0%
Other 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 3,515
Family households: 2,394; 68.1% of households
Married w/ children: 1,790
Single-mother households: 228
Veterans: 515; 7.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

39.6% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 2,197 25.5%
Mainline Protestant 713 8.3%
Catholic 349 4.0%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 154 1.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.1%
With a disability: 17.9%
Bachelor's or higher: 21.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 31st 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: Erie, Fredonia, Iola, Yates Center

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Kansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 7; 107.38 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 6

NHTSA FARS 2023