Jury Pool Profile
Blaine County, Oklahoma
- County seat
- Watonga
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,515
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,570.
At a glance
Blaine County is an 8,515-person venue. The county population is 72% White (Census race-alone categories). 13% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $59,556, $6,568 below the OK state median of $66,124; 18.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 10.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 22.1% of covered employment, average pay $72,125/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.82%, below the 3.88% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 81% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,570
- Median household income
- $61,642
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 72% / 4%.
Blaine County has a population of 8,570, with a median age of 41.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 71.9%; Black residents 3.9%. Independently, 12.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $59,556; 18.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, 675 jobs; Education & health services, 585, is within 20% of it.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 22.1% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 19.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.82%, below the Oklahoma state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 79%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Blaine County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.7% in 2024, 80.4% in 2020, 76.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 10.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
10.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 6.8% of the adult civilian population (439 individuals).