Jury Pool Profile
Goshen County, Wyoming
- County seat
- Torrington
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,640
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 12,605.
At a glance
Goshen County is a 12,640-person venue. The county population is 87% White (Census race-alone categories). 10% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $60,570, $16,405 below the WY state median of $76,975; 23.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.4% 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 19.3% of covered employment, average pay $56,495/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.26%, below the 3.42% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 77% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 12,605
- Median household income
- $58,929
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 0%.
Goshen County has a population of 12,605, with a median age of 42.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 87.1%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 10.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,570; 23.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.4% 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 (19.3%).
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 19.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 16.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.26%, below the Wyoming state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Goshen County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 79.8% in 2024, 78.2% in 2020, 77.4% 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'). 6.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.4% 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 8.8% of the adult civilian population (890 individuals).