Jury Pool Profile

Beckham County, Oklahoma

Republican +70 (2024)

Population: 22,202
Median household income: $52,323
Unemployment: 3.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 18,368 82.7%
Black or African American alone 1,193 5.4%
Asian alone 194 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 415 1.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 471 2.1%
Two or more races 1,561 7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,912 13.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 37.1

Under 18 5,253 23.7%
18–24 1,816 8.2%
25–44 6,771 30.5%
45–64 5,128 23.1%
65 and over 3,234 14.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.3%; -0.15 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.3B; 0.48% of state
Avg. annual pay: $54,143
Establishments: 777

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 2,377 23.9%
Natural resources & mining 2,373 23.9%
Education & health services 1,637 16.5%
Leisure & hospitality 1,028 10.3%
Construction 720 7.2%
Financial activities 481 4.8%
Professional & business services 402 4.0%
Public administration 329 3.3%
Manufacturing 167 1.7%
Other services 127 1.3%
Information 50 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 66.4%
Median gross rent: $821
Owner-occupied: 5,437
Renter-occupied: 2,755

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 7,678 votes cast

Republican 6,474 84.3%
Democratic 1,093 14.2%
Other / third-party 111 1.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

91.2% speak only English at home

Spanish 1,682 8.1%
Chinese 63 0.3%
Tagalog 38 0.2%
Other Indo-European 16 0.1%
German 14 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 12 0.1%
Other 10 0.0%
Other Asian/Pacific 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 8,192
Family households: 5,116; 62.5% of households
Married w/ children: 3,769
Single-mother households: 563
Veterans: 1,082; 6.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

68.2% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 12,155 54.2%
Mainline Protestant 2,196 9.8%
Catholic 644 2.9%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 286 1.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 88.5%
With a disability: 14.7%
Bachelor's or higher: 13.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 2nd Judicial District Court
Judges: 5 (District Court judges per district (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); counts include elected District Judges + Associate District Judges (one per county) + Special Judges. Vintage 2026 oscn.net; cross-checked against 20 OS § 92.13. Municipal Courts (limited jurisdiction — city ordinances) are separately allocated and not counted here.)
Court seats: Arapaho, Arnett, Cheyenne, New Cordell, Sayre

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Oklahoma statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 12; 70.8 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 6

NHTSA FARS 2023