Jury Pool Profile

Carter County, Oklahoma

Republican +55 (2024)

Population: 48,255
Median household income: $58,856
Unemployment: 4.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 33,486 69.4%
Black or African American alone 2,869 5.9%
Asian alone 563 1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 3,606 7.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 12 0.0%
Some other race alone 998 2.1%
Two or more races 6,721 13.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,950 8.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 38.3

Under 18 12,119 25.1%
18–24 3,856 8.0%
25–44 12,359 25.6%
45–64 11,756 24.4%
65 and over 8,165 16.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.8%; +1.29 pp vs. state
County GDP: $3.8B; 1.45% of state
Avg. annual pay: $53,952
Establishments: 1,742

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 6,027 25.9%
Education & health services 4,933 21.2%
Leisure & hospitality 2,924 12.5%
Manufacturing 2,554 11.0%
Professional & business services 1,625 7.0%
Natural resources & mining 1,154 5.0%
Financial activities 944 4.0%
Public administration 915 3.9%
Construction 854 3.7%
Other services 648 2.8%
Information 164 0.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 67.7%
Median gross rent: $945
Owner-occupied: 12,779
Renter-occupied: 6,108

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 19,488 votes cast

Republican 14,945 76.7%
Democratic 4,277 21.9%
Other / third-party 266 1.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

93.3% speak only English at home

Spanish 1,929 4.3%
German 173 0.4%
Other 163 0.4%
Other Indo-European 152 0.3%
Chinese 127 0.3%
Other Asian/Pacific 108 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 88 0.2%
Slavic languages 73 0.2%
Arabic 70 0.2%
Korean 57 0.1%
Tagalog 40 0.1%
Vietnamese 19 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 18,887
Family households: 12,008; 63.6% of households
Married w/ children: 8,468
Single-mother households: 1,591
Veterans: 2,842; 7.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

79.9% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 23,942 49.9%
Mainline Protestant 5,972 12.4%
Black Protestant 3,952 8.2%
Catholic 3,314 6.9%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,167 2.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 86.0%
With a disability: 22.4%
Bachelor's or higher: 20.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 20th Judicial District Court
Judges: 6 (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: Ardmore, Madill, Marietta, Sulphur, Tishomingo

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Oklahoma statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 9; 24.91 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 7

NHTSA FARS 2023