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Jury Pool Profile

Wyandotte County, Kansas

Democratic +24 (2024)
Population
167,277
Median household income
$60,582
Unemployment
5.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 77,767 46.5%
  • Black or African American alone 32,213 19.3%
  • Asian alone 8,732 5.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 2,290 1.4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 292 0.2%
  • Some other race alone 24,658 14.7%
  • Two or more races 21,325 12.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 55,765 33.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 34.2

  • Under 18 46,188 27.6%
  • 18–24 15,039 9.0%
  • 25–44 46,177 27.6%
  • 45–64 38,056 22.8%
  • 65 and over 21,817 13.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.0%
+1.2 pp vs. state
County GDP
$15.5B
6.73% of state
Avg. annual pay
$65,983
Establishments
4,055

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 26,618 28.2%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 26,084 27.7%
  • Manufacturing 10,374 11.0%
  • Professional & business services 9,752 10.3%
  • Leisure & hospitality 8,237 8.7%
  • Construction 5,294 5.6%
  • Public administration 3,357 3.6%
  • Financial activities 2,016 2.1%
  • Other services 1,937 2.1%
  • Information 552 0.6%
  • Natural resources & mining 84 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
61.4%
Median gross rent
$1,070
Owner-occupied
37,573
Renter-occupied
23,668

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 50,602 votes cast

  • Democratic 30,938 61.1%
  • Republican 18,867 37.3%
  • Other / third-party 797 1.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

69.1% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 38,622 24.9%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 4,585 3.0%
  • Other 1,595 1.0%
  • Other Indo-European 1,229 0.8%
  • Vietnamese 359 0.2%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 298 0.2%
  • Chinese 290 0.2%
  • Tagalog 246 0.2%
  • Arabic 210 0.1%
  • German 178 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 137 0.1%
  • Korean 98 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
61,241
Family households
38,831
63.4% of households
Married w/ children
24,837
Single-mother households
5,512
Veterans
6,842
5.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

49.9% overall adherence rate

  • Black Protestant 25,622 15.1%
  • Catholic 25,471 15.0%
  • Evangelical Protestant 23,879 14.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 5,434 3.2%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 3,461 2.0%
  • Orthodox 625 0.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
82.2%
With a disability
13.9%
Bachelor's or higher
20.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
29th Judicial District Court
Judges
12 (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
Kansas City
Court reference
Traffic safety context

Kansas statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
26
21.47 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
25

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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