Jury Pool Profile
Harper County, Oklahoma
- County seat
- Buffalo
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 3,172
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 3,203.
At a glance
Harper County is a 3,172-person venue. The county population is 73% White (Census race-alone categories). 24% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $66,682; 29.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 21.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Education & health services, at 22.2% of covered employment, average pay $42,923/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.72%, below the 3.88% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 88% to 89% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 3,203
- Median household income
- $64,053
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 73% / 0%.
Harper County has a population of 3,203, with a median age of 40.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 73.2%; Black residents 0.1%. Independently, 24.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $66,682; 29.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Counting the cells BLS withholds (private jobs estimated from Census County Business Patterns, government jobs from the statewide mix), the two largest sectors are within 20% of each other: Trade, transportation & utilities about 240, Education & health services about 240.
Education & health services is the largest published sector at 22.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.72%, below the Oklahoma state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 89%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Harper County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 88.5% in 2024, 89.2% in 2020, 88.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 71% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 21.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
21.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.4% of the adult civilian population (156 individuals).