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Jury Pool Profile

Washita County, Oklahoma

Republican +75 (2024)
Population
10,857
Median household income
$61,980
Unemployment
3.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 9,355 86.2%
  • Black or African American alone 154 1.4%
  • Asian alone 10 0.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 263 2.4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 2 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 157 1.4%
  • Two or more races 916 8.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,021 9.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.7

  • Under 18 2,615 24.1%
  • 18–24 784 7.2%
  • 25–44 2,575 23.7%
  • 45–64 2,813 25.9%
  • 65 and over 2,070 19.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.0%
-0.48 pp vs. state
County GDP
$393.4M
0.15% of state
Avg. annual pay
$45,488
Establishments
294

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 561 29.0%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 476 24.6%
  • Public administration 216 11.2%
  • Natural resources & mining 160 8.3%
  • Financial activities 123 6.4%
  • Construction 111 5.7%
  • Manufacturing 96 5.0%
  • Professional & business services 68 3.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 51 2.6%
  • Other services 19 1.0%
  • Information 15 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
75.0%
Median gross rent
$775
Owner-occupied
3,074
Renter-occupied
1,027

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,652 votes cast

  • Republican 4,030 86.6%
  • Democratic 551 11.8%
  • Other / third-party 71 1.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.7% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 467 4.6%
  • German 38 0.4%
  • Other 25 0.2%
  • Other Indo-European 5 0.0%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 3 0.0%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
4,101
Family households
2,772
67.6% of households
Married w/ children
2,117
Single-mother households
319
Veterans
611
7.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

56.2% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 5,236 47.9%
  • Mainline Protestant 572 5.2%
  • Catholic 328 3.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
87.6%
With a disability
22.7%
Bachelor's or higher
20.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
2nd Judicial District Court
Judges
5 (District Court judges per district (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); counts include elected District Judges + Associate District Judges (one per county) + Special Judges. Vintage 2026 oscn.net; cross-checked against 20 OS § 92.13. Municipal Courts (limited jurisdiction — city ordinances) are separately allocated and not counted here.)
Court seats
Arapaho, Arnett, Cheyenne, New Cordell, Sayre

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Oklahoma statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
3
36.4 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
3

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Washita County, Oklahoma to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.