Jury Pool Profile
Pittsburg County, Oklahoma
- County seat
- McAlester
- Judicial district
- 18th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 43,320
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 43,561.
At a glance
Pittsburg County is a 43,320-person venue. The county population is 70% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $54,668, $11,456 below the OK state median of $66,124; 20.2% 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 22.8% of covered employment, average pay $47,240/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.03%, above the 3.88% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 74% to 79% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 43,561
- Median household income
- $55,310
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 70% / 2%.
Pittsburg County has a population of 43,561, with a median age of 40.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 69.5%; Black residents 2.5%. Independently, 5.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $54,668; 20.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 3,580 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, about 3,090, is within 20% of it, counting the jobs BLS withholds.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 22.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.03%, above the Oklahoma state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 77%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Pittsburg County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 78.8% in 2024, 77.3% in 2020, 73.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% 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, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 10.1% of the adult civilian population (3,395 individuals).