Jury Pool Profile
Carbon County, Wyoming
- County seat
- Rawlins
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 14,013
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 14,463.
At a glance
Carbon County is a 14,013-person venue. The county population is 81% White (Census race-alone categories). 18% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 75.4%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $75,927, $1,048 below the WY state median of $76,975; 24.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 10.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 18.5% of covered employment, average pay $35,100/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.77%, above the 3.42% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 71% to 78% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 14,463
- Median household income
- $70,511
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 81% / 1%.
Carbon County has a population of 14,463, with a median age of 40.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 81.5%; Black residents 1.4%. Independently, 18.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $75,927; 24.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
None of the heuristic anchors fired (oil & gas <5%, healthcare/education <20%, manufacturing <15%). Top sector: Leisure & hospitality (18.5%).
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 18.5% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 18.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.77%, above the Wyoming state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 75%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Carbon County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 78.3% in 2024, 75.2% in 2020, 71.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 10.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
10.3% 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 6.9% of the adult civilian population (768 individuals).