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Grady County, Oklahoma

Republican +62.7 (2024)
County seat
Chickasha
Judicial district
6th Judicial District Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
59,128
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 56,606.

At a glance

Grady County is a 59,128-person venue. The county population is 80% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $74,426, $8,302 above the OK state median of $66,124; 22.8% 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, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest published sector is Education & health services, at 21.2% of covered employment, average pay $47,206/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.78%, below the 3.88% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 81% of the vote across the three.

Population
56,606
Median household income
$75,419
Unemployment
3.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Predominantly White

≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 80% / 2%.

Grady County has a population of 56,606, with a median age of 40.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 80.2%; Black residents 1.9%. Independently, 7.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $74,426; 22.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.9% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 44,542 78.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4,037 7.1%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1,042 1.8%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 277 0.5%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 4,644 8.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 1,917 3.4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 12 0.0%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 135 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 40

  • Under 18 13,144 23.2%
  • 18–24 4,874 8.6%
  • 25–44 14,391 25.4%
  • 45–64 14,592 25.8%
  • 65 and over 9,605 17.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$74,426
90% interval $69,216–$79,636
+$8,302 vs OK · 9th of 77
Below poverty line
11.9%
90% interval 9.9%–13.9%
−2.9 pp vs OK · 70th of 77

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Healthcare & education anchored

Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Education & health services, about 24% of covered jobs.

Education & health services is the largest published sector at 21.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.78%, below the Oklahoma state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.8%
−0.1 pp vs. state
County GDP
$4.0B
1.53% of state
Avg. annual pay
$50,684
Establishments
1,272

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 2,925 21.2%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 2,575 18.6%
  • Manufacturing 1,636 11.8%
  • Construction 1,307 9.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,281 9.3%
  • Professional & business services 946 6.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 807 5.8%
  • Public administration 736 5.3%
  • Financial activities 624 4.5%
  • Other services 394 2.9%
  • Information 66 0.5%

The sectors listed cover 96.3% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
75.0%
+9.2 pp vs OK · 25th of 77
Median gross rent
$883
−$131 vs OK · 24th of 77
Owner-occupied
15,516
Renter-occupied
5,172

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Diversified

    Top three sectors employ 52% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

  • Moderate wage spread

    Highest-paid sector (Natural resources & mining, $70,470/yr) pays 3.8× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $18,546/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

  • Mixed business scale

    Average establishment employs 11 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Consistently strongly Republican

Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.

Grady County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.6% in 2024, 80.2% in 2020, 77.7% in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 25,283 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201677.7%17.4%
202080.2%17.9%
202480.6%17.9%
  • Republican 20,378 80.6%
  • Democratic 4,536 17.9%
  • Other / third-party 369 1.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-dominant, English-speaking

Family households are 72% 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 Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Chinese. Veterans account for 7.8% of the adult civilian population (3,376 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

96.1% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 1,698 3.2%
  • German or other West Germanic 101 0.2%
  • Chinese 93 0.2%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 33 0.1%
  • Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 10 0.0%
  • Korean 4 0.0%
  • Vietnamese 4 0.0%
  • Tagalog 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
20,688
Family households
14,864
71.8% of households
Married couples w/ children
4,664
31.4% of families
Single-mother families
906
6.1% of families
Veterans
3,376
7.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

46.5% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 18,710 34.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 3,966 7.2%
  • Catholic 1,381 2.5%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 933 1.7%
  • Black Protestant 490 0.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
88.2%
±1 pp
Uninsured
11.8%
±1 pp
48th of 77
With a disability
19.6%
±1 pp
47th of 77
Bachelor's or higher
22.8%
±1.5 pp
−5.5 pp vs OK · 25th of 77
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
13.1%
90% interval 11.9%–14.3% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
6th Judicial District Court
Judges
3 (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
Anadarko, Chickasha

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Grady totals, 2024 — the per-100k rate is based on 11 recorded deaths, too few to be statistically reliable

Traffic fatalities
11
25.31 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
10

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Grady 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 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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