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Jury Pool Profile

Cotton County, Oklahoma

Republican +67 (2024)
Population
5,475
Median household income
$60,313
Unemployment
3.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 4,312 78.8%
  • Black or African American alone 90 1.6%
  • Asian alone 3 0.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 437 8.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 169 3.1%
  • Two or more races 464 8.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 407 7.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.2

  • Under 18 1,242 22.7%
  • 18–24 385 7.0%
  • 25–44 1,217 22.2%
  • 45–64 1,589 29.0%
  • 65 and over 1,042 19.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.1%
-0.37 pp vs. state
County GDP
$208.7M
0.08% of state
Avg. annual pay
$44,637
Establishments
126

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Leisure & hospitality 204 10.7%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 198 10.3%
  • Public administration 144 7.5%
  • Construction 137 7.2%
  • Professional & business services 104 5.4%
  • Education & health services 72 3.8%
  • Financial activities 44 2.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
79.6%
Median gross rent
$742
Owner-occupied
1,632
Renter-occupied
419

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 2,506 votes cast

  • Republican 2,067 82.5%
  • Democratic 392 15.6%
  • Other / third-party 47 1.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.0% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 182 3.5%
  • Other 105 2.0%
  • German 11 0.2%
  • Chinese 7 0.1%
  • Korean 3 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 2 0.0%
  • Other Indo-European 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
2,051
Family households
1,347
65.7% of households
Married w/ children
1,021
Single-mother households
66
Veterans
438
10.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

83.1% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 3,392 61.4%
  • Mainline Protestant 869 15.7%
  • Catholic 332 6.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.3%
With a disability
26.0%
Bachelor's or higher
20.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
5th 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
Duncan, Lawton, Walters, Waurika

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Oklahoma statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
1
23.62 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Cotton County, Oklahoma to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.