Jury Pool Profile
Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
- County seat
- Shawnee
- Judicial district
- 23rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 75,102
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 73,463.
At a glance
Pottawatomie County is a 75,102-person venue. The county population is 71% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $61,709, $4,415 below the OK state median of $66,124; 20.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.2% 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 24.7% of covered employment, average pay $51,880/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.47%, above the 3.88% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 73% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 73,463
- Median household income
- $61,398
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 71% / 3%.
Pottawatomie County has a population of 73,463, with a median age of 37.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 71.2%; Black residents 3.0%. Independently, 6.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $61,709; 20.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.9% 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 25% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 15.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.47%, above the Oklahoma state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 72%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Pottawatomie County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.7% in 2024, 71.8% in 2020, 70.1% 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'). 4.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 7.8% of the adult civilian population (4,399 individuals).