Jury Pool Profile
Delaware County, Oklahoma
- County seat
- Jay
- Judicial district
- 13th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 41,910
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 41,279.
At a glance
Delaware County is a 41,910-person venue. The county population is 63% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $53,179, $12,945 below the OK state median of $66,124; 19.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.8% of covered employment, average pay $42,655/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.2%, above the 3.88% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 75% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 41,279
- Median household income
- $56,676
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 63% / 0%.
Delaware County has a population of 41,279, with a median age of 46.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 63.3%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 4.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $53,179; 19.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.3% 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 28% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.2%, above the Oklahoma state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Delaware County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 79.6% in 2024, 78.6% in 2020, 75.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, Chinese. Veterans account for 8.6% of the adult civilian population (2,837 individuals).