Jury Pool Profile

Woodson County, Kansas

Republican +61 (2024)

Population: 3,118
Median household income: $48,152
Unemployment: 5.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 2,889 92.7%
Black or African American alone 3 0.1%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 31 1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 3 0.1%
Two or more races 192 6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 23 0.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 49.9

Under 18 592 19.0%
18–24 168 5.4%
25–44 693 22.2%
45–64 836 26.8%
65 and over 829 26.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.3%; +1.55 pp vs. state
County GDP: $96.9M; 0.04% of state
Avg. annual pay: $38,174
Establishments: 96

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 180 26.1%
Public administration 153 22.2%
Education & health services 88 12.8%
Natural resources & mining 85 12.3%
Financial activities 35 5.1%
Other services 13 1.9%
Information 4 0.6%
Professional & business services 1 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 83.5%
Median gross rent: $597
Owner-occupied: 1,024
Renter-occupied: 202

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,506 votes cast

Republican 1,205 80.0%
Democratic 282 18.7%
Other / third-party 19 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

99.3% speak only English at home

Spanish 21 0.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 1,226
Family households: 755; 61.6% of households
Married w/ children: 597
Single-mother households: 71
Veterans: 261; 10.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

20.4% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 333 10.7%
Catholic 207 6.6%
Evangelical Protestant 95 3.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.6%
With a disability: 21.5%
Bachelor's or higher: 22.6%

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: 1; 39.59 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023