Jury Pool Profile
Albany County, Wyoming
- 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?
≥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.
Economic context
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.
Political composition
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.
Languages, households, faith & health
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).