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Jury Pool Profile

Albany County, Wyoming

Republican +3.1 (2024)
County seat
Laramie
Judicial district
2nd Judicial District Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
38,558
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 38,249.

At a glance

Albany County is a 38,558-person venue. The county population is 84% White (Census race-alone categories). 11% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $65,303, $11,672 below the WY state median of $76,975; 55.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 11.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 14.8% of covered employment, average pay $58,153/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.68%, below the 3.42% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.

Population
38,249
Median household income
$61,917
Unemployment
2.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Predominantly White

≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 84% / 1%.

Albany County has a population of 38,249, with a median age of 28.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 83.6%; Black residents 1.1%. Independently, 10.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $65,303; 55.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.9% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 30,551 79.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4,043 10.6%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 394 1.0%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 1,374 3.6%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 1,695 4.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 95 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 43 0.1%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 54 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 28.6

  • Under 18 5,887 15.4%
  • 18–24 10,727 28.0%
  • 25–44 10,093 26.4%
  • 45–64 6,373 16.7%
  • 65 and over 5,169 13.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$65,303
90% interval $58,363–$72,243
−$11,672 vs WY · 20th of 23
Below poverty line
15.9%
90% interval 13.3%–18.5%
+5.9 pp vs WY · 1st of 23

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Service-sector economy

None of the heuristic anchors fired (oil & gas <5%, healthcare/education <20%, manufacturing <15%). Top sector: Education & health services (14.8%).

Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 14.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 13.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.68%, below the Wyoming state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
2.7%
−0.74 pp vs. state
County GDP
$2.4B
4.58% of state
Avg. annual pay
$55,028
Establishments
1,671

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 2,529 14.8%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 2,265 13.2%
  • Leisure & hospitality 2,207 12.9%
  • Professional & business services 1,527 8.9%
  • Construction 980 5.7%
  • Financial activities 656 3.8%
  • Public administration 420 2.5%

The sectors listed cover 61.9% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
50.0%
−21.8 pp vs WY · 23rd of 23
Median gross rent
$931
−$61 vs WY · 9th of 23
Owner-occupied
8,546
Renter-occupied
8,537

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Diversified

    Top three sectors employ 41% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

  • Moderate wage spread

    Highest-paid sector (Professional & business services, $78,912/yr) pays 3.8× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $20,825/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

  • Mixed business scale

    Average establishment employs 10 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Politically split

Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.

Albany County was carried by the Republican candidate with 50.6% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 48.8% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 46.3% of the vote in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 17,639 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201646.3%41.9%
202046.1%48.8%
202450.6%47.5%
  • Republican 8,930 50.6%
  • Democratic 8,371 47.5%
  • Other / third-party 338 1.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Singles/nonfamily-majority, linguistically diverse

Family households are 48% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 11.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

11.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Chinese. Veterans account for 5.8% of the adult civilian population (1,867 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

88.4% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 1,623 4.4%
  • Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 417 1.1%
  • Chinese 325 0.9%
  • German or other West Germanic 211 0.6%
  • Korean 127 0.3%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 118 0.3%
  • Arabic 66 0.2%
  • Tagalog 19 0.1%
  • Vietnamese 16 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
17,083
Family households
8,242
48.2% of households
Married couples w/ children
2,392
29.0% of families
Single-mother families
627
7.6% of families
Veterans
1,867
5.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

29.8% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 3,086 8.3%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 3,062 8.3%
  • Evangelical Protestant 3,061 8.3%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,737 4.7%
  • Black Protestant 100 0.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.7%
±1.2 pp
Uninsured
7.3%
±1.2 pp
22nd of 23
With a disability
11.5%
±1.2 pp
21st of 23
Bachelor's or higher
55.0%
±3.7 pp
+24.4 pp vs WY · 2nd of 23
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
11.7%
90% interval 10.3%–13.1% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
2nd Judicial District Court
Judges
2 (District Court judges per district (general civil + felony criminal + family + probate jurisdiction); vintage 2026 courts.state.wy.us; cross-checked against Wyo. Stat. § 5-3-104. Circuit Court judges (limited jurisdiction: misdemeanors, civil up to $50K) are separately allocated and not counted here. Municipal Court judges (city-level) also separate.)
Court seats
Laramie, Rawlins

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Albany totals, 2024 — the per-100k rate is based on 7 recorded deaths, too few to be statistically reliable

Traffic fatalities
7
21.63 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
5

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Albany County, Wyoming 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 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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