Jury Pool Profile
Woodward County, Oklahoma
- County seat
- Woodward
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 19,827
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 20,158.
At a glance
Woodward County is a 19,827-person venue. The county population is 79% White (Census race-alone categories). 15% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $62,279, $3,845 below the OK state median of $66,124; 20.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 10.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 21.8% of covered employment, average pay $50,265/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.45%, below the 3.88% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 84% to 85% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 20,158
- Median household income
- $61,417
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 79% / 1%.
Woodward County has a population of 20,158, with a median age of 37.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 79.2%; Black residents 1.1%. Independently, 15.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $62,279; 20.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 1,740 jobs; Education & health services, about 1,590, is within 20% of it, counting the jobs BLS withholds. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is about 10.1% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 21.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 18.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.45%, 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.
Woodward County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 85.2% in 2024, 84.9% in 2020, 83.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 10.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
10.8% 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 5.7% of the adult civilian population (868 individuals).