Jury Pool Profile
Cherokee County, Oklahoma
- County seat
- Tahlequah
- Judicial district
- 15th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 49,196
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 47,942.
At a glance
Cherokee County is a 49,196-person venue. The county population is 46% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $54,705, $11,419 below the OK state median of $66,124; 29.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other and unspecified languages (2.0%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Public administration, at 37.4% of covered employment, average pay $64,623/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.92%, above the 3.88% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 61% to 65% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 47,942
- Median household income
- $53,218
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 46%; Black: 1%.
Cherokee County has a population of 47,942, with a median age of 37.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 46.2%; Black residents 1.3%. Independently, 8.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $54,705; 29.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Public administration, about 37% of covered jobs.
Public administration is the largest employment sector at 37.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 20.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.92%, above the Oklahoma state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 63%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Cherokee County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 65.3% in 2024, 63.4% in 2020, 60.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.5% of the adult civilian population (2,442 individuals).