Jury Pool Profile
Fremont County, Wyoming
- County seat
- Lander
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 39,464
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 39,533.
At a glance
Fremont County is a 39,464-person venue. The county population is 71% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $67,636, $9,339 below the WY state median of $76,975; 26.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.7% 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 31.4% of covered employment, average pay $56,465/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.12%, above the 3.42% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 66% to 68% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 39,533
- Median household income
- $64,904
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 71% / 1%.
Fremont County has a population of 39,533, with a median age of 39.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 70.9%; Black residents 0.5%. Independently, 6.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $67,636; 26.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 31.4%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.12%, above the Wyoming state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 67%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Fremont County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 67.7% in 2024, 66.3% in 2020, 67.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 8.3% of the adult civilian population (2,481 individuals).