Jury Pool Profile
Payne County, Oklahoma
- County seat
- Stillwater
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 83,889
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 82,972.
At a glance
Payne County is an 83,889-person venue. The county population is 75% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $54,326, $11,798 below the OK state median of $66,124; 39.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Chinese. The largest published sector is Education & health services, at 17.8% of covered employment, average pay $54,620/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.9%, above the 3.88% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 60% to 61% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 82,972
- Median household income
- $49,809
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 75% / 4%.
Payne County has a population of 82,972, with a median age of 27.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 75.4%; Black residents 3.7%. Independently, 6.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $54,326; 39.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Education & health services, about 33% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest published sector at 17.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 16.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.9%, above the Oklahoma state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 60%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Payne County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 61.3% in 2024, 60.1% in 2020, 60.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 52% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 5.1% of the adult civilian population (3,432 individuals).