Jury Pool Profile
Coal County, Oklahoma
- County seat
- Coalgate
- Judicial district
- 25th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,436
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,320.
At a glance
Coal County is a 5,436-person venue. The county population is 65% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $50,771, $15,353 below the OK state median of $66,124; 18.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 36.1% of covered employment, average pay $42,626/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.1%, above the 3.88% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 79% to 85% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 5,320
- Median household income
- $50,423
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 65% / 0%.
Coal County has a population of 5,320, with a median age of 39.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 65.3%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 4.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $50,771; 18.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 36% of covered jobs. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is about 5.3% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 36.1% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 15.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.1%, above the Oklahoma state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 82%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Coal County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 84.9% in 2024, 82.8% in 2020, 79.1% 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'). 3.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 6.6% of the adult civilian population (268 individuals).