Jury Pool Profile
Pontotoc County, Oklahoma
- County seat
- Ada
- Judicial district
- 22nd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 38,528
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 38,235.
At a glance
Pontotoc County is a 38,528-person venue. The county population is 64% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $60,954, $5,170 below the OK state median of $66,124; 30.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.8% 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 27.2% of covered employment, average pay $65,637/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.57%, below the 3.88% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 38,235
- Median household income
- $63,017
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 64% / 3%.
Pontotoc County has a population of 38,235, with a median age of 37.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 63.7%; Black residents 2.5%. Independently, 6.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,954; 30.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.2% 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 27% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.2% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 16.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.57%, below the Oklahoma state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 71%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Pontotoc County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.3% in 2024, 70.5% in 2020, 70.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, Chinese. Veterans account for 6.6% of the adult civilian population (1,882 individuals).