Jury Pool Profile
Converse County, Wyoming
- County seat
- Douglas
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 13,824
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 13,762.
At a glance
Converse County is a 13,824-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $86,030, $9,055 above the WY state median of $76,975; 24.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.6% 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 Education & health services, at 21.8% of covered employment, average pay $60,688/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.05%, below the 3.42% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 84% to 86% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 13,762
- Median household income
- $81,558
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 1%.
Converse County has a population of 13,762, with a median age of 42.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.8%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 8.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $86,030; 24.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 14.0%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 21.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.05%, below the Wyoming state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 85%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Converse County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 86.2% in 2024, 84.9% in 2020, 84.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 9.0% of the adult civilian population (936 individuals).