Jury Pool Profile
McClain County, Oklahoma
- County seat
- Purcell
- Judicial district
- 21st Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 49,647
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 45,273.
At a glance
McClain County is a 49,647-person venue. The county population is 78% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $82,649, $16,525 above the OK state median of $66,124; 28.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 26.0% of covered employment, average pay $36,380/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.4%, below the 3.88% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 45,273
- Median household income
- $84,552
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 78% / 1%.
McClain County has a population of 45,273, with a median age of 38.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 77.7%; Black residents 1.2%. Independently, 9.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $82,649; 28.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Leisure & hospitality, about 26% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 26.0% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 19.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.4%, below the Oklahoma state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 79%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
McClain County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 79.5% in 2024, 79.5% in 2020, 78.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 74% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 8.1% of the adult civilian population (2,725 individuals).