Jury Pool Profile
Okmulgee County, Oklahoma
- County seat
- Okmulgee
- Judicial district
- 24th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 37,241
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 36,899.
At a glance
Okmulgee County is a 37,241-person venue. The county population is 63% White and 7% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $52,198, $13,926 below the OK state median of $66,124; 17.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.1% of covered employment, average pay $47,843/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.11%, above the 3.88% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 64% to 70% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 36,899
- Median household income
- $54,029
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 63% / 7%.
Okmulgee County has a population of 36,899, with a median age of 39.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 62.5%; Black residents 7.0%. Independently, 5.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,198; 17.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 29% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.1% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 17.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.11%, above the Oklahoma state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 67%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Okmulgee County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 70.4% in 2024, 67.5% in 2020, 64.1% 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'). 3.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog. Veterans account for 7.6% of the adult civilian population (2,136 individuals).