Jury Pool Profile
Osage County, Oklahoma
- County seat
- Pawhuska
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 46,794
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 45,997.
At a glance
Osage County is a 46,794-person venue. The county population is 63% White and 10% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $68,398, $2,274 above the OK state median of $66,124; 22.7% 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 and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 25.4% of covered employment, average pay $40,800/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.45%, above the 3.88% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 66% to 70% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 45,997
- Median household income
- $62,847
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 63% / 10%.
Osage County has a population of 45,997, with a median age of 43.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 63.0%; Black residents 10.1%. Independently, 4.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $68,398; 22.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.3% 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 25% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 25.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 17.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.45%, above the Oklahoma state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 68%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Osage County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 69.8% in 2024, 68.8% in 2020, 66.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% 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, German or other West Germanic, Chinese. Veterans account for 7.8% of the adult civilian population (2,827 individuals).