Jury Pool Profile
Latimer County, Oklahoma
- County seat
- Wilburton
- Judicial district
- 16th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,645
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,518.
At a glance
Latimer County is a 9,645-person venue. The county population is 62% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $47,142, $18,982 below the OK state median of $66,124; 10.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Public administration, at 33.6% of covered employment, average pay $77,791/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.62%, above the 3.88% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 9,518
- Median household income
- $41,405
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 62% / 1%.
Latimer County has a population of 9,518, with a median age of 41.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 62.1%; Black residents 1.3%. Independently, 4.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $47,142; 10.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 21.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Public administration, about 34% of covered jobs.
Public administration is the largest employment sector at 33.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 16.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.62%, above the Oklahoma state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Latimer County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.3% in 2024, 80.9% in 2020, 76.4% 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'). 1.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 9.0% of the adult civilian population (669 individuals).