Jury Pool Profile
Cotton County, Oklahoma
- County seat
- Walters
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,432
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,485.
At a glance
Cotton County is a 5,432-person venue. The county population is 78% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $53,567, $12,557 below the OK state median of $66,124; 23.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Construction, at 11.0% of covered employment, average pay $74,450/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.57%, below the 3.88% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 79% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 5,485
- Median household income
- $58,425
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 78% / 2%.
Cotton County has a population of 5,485, with a median age of 41.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 77.9%; Black residents 1.7%. Independently, 7.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $53,567; 23.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Leisure & hospitality, about 42% of covered jobs.
Construction is the largest published sector at 11.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 10.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.57%, below the Oklahoma state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 81%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Cotton County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.5% in 2024, 82.3% in 2020, 78.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, Korean. Veterans account for 10.0% of the adult civilian population (423 individuals).