Jury Pool Profile
Washita County, Oklahoma
- County seat
- New Cordell
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 10,884
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 10,815.
At a glance
Washita County is a 10,884-person venue. The county population is 85% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $59,351, $6,773 below the OK state median of $66,124; 20.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.7% 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 29.5% of covered employment, average pay $44,006/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.21%, below the 3.88% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 83% to 87% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 10,815
- Median household income
- $63,501
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 85% / 1%.
Washita County has a population of 10,815, with a median age of 40.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 84.8%; Black residents 1.3%. Independently, 9.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $59,351; 20.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.3% 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 29% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.21%, below the Oklahoma state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 85%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Washita County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 86.6% in 2024, 85.5% in 2020, 83.2% 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'). 5.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Chinese. Veterans account for 7.1% of the adult civilian population (581 individuals).