Jury Pool Profile
Atoka County, Oklahoma
- County seat
- Atoka
- Judicial district
- 25th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 14,609
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 14,379.
At a glance
Atoka County is a 14,609-person venue. The county population is 68% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $52,248, $13,876 below the OK state median of $66,124; 16.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Education & health services, at 24.6% of covered employment, average pay $40,174/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.28%, above the 3.88% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 81% to 85% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 14,379
- Median household income
- $54,785
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 68% / 4%.
Atoka County has a population of 14,379, with a median age of 40.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 67.9%; Black residents 4.1%. Independently, 4.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,248; 16.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Education & health services, about 29% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest published sector at 24.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.28%, above the Oklahoma state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 84%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Atoka County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 85.3% in 2024, 84.6% in 2020, 81.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 7.0% of the adult civilian population (789 individuals).