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Jury Pool Profile

Ellis County, Oklahoma

Republican +77 (2024)
Population
3,717
Median household income
$56,992
Unemployment
2.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 3,256 87.6%
  • Black or African American alone 9 0.2%
  • Asian alone 34 0.9%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 71 1.9%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 76 2.0%
  • Two or more races 271 7.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 330 8.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.4

  • Under 18 840 22.6%
  • 18–24 279 7.5%
  • 25–44 817 22.0%
  • 45–64 912 24.5%
  • 65 and over 869 23.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
2.7%
-0.75 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.0B
0.38% of state
Avg. annual pay
$45,710
Establishments
138

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 379 33.9%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 262 23.4%
  • Professional & business services 128 11.4%
  • Natural resources & mining 106 9.5%
  • Public administration 90 8.1%
  • Financial activities 34 3.0%
  • Manufacturing 19 1.7%
  • Construction 15 1.3%
  • Other services 7 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
82.3%
Median gross rent
$728
Owner-occupied
1,191
Renter-occupied
256

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,812 votes cast

  • Republican 1,585 87.5%
  • Democratic 197 10.9%
  • Other / third-party 30 1.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

93.4% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 195 5.5%
  • Other Indo-European 26 0.7%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 5 0.1%
  • Tagalog 4 0.1%
  • German 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
1,447
Family households
912
63.0% of households
Married w/ children
738
Single-mother households
27
Veterans
215
7.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

77.3% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 1,839 49.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 835 22.3%
  • Catholic 225 6.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
86.6%
With a disability
20.2%
Bachelor's or higher
20.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
2nd Judicial District Court
Judges
5 (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
Arapaho, Arnett, Cheyenne, New Cordell, Sayre

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Oklahoma statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
69.52 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Ellis 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.