Jury Pool Profile

Platte County, Wyoming

Republican +66 (2024)

Population: 8,606
Median household income: $66,299
Unemployment: 4.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 7,555 87.8%
Black or African American alone 32 0.4%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 31 0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 29 0.3%
Some other race alone 9 0.1%
Two or more races 950 11.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 732 8.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 47.8

Under 18 1,730 20.1%
18–24 311 3.6%
25–44 2,056 23.9%
45–64 2,258 26.2%
65 and over 2,251 26.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.3%; +0.94 pp vs. state
County GDP: $663.4M; 1.29% of state
Avg. annual pay: $53,265
Establishments: 429

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 921 27.7%
Education & health services 670 20.1%
Leisure & hospitality 397 11.9%
Public administration 309 9.3%
Natural resources & mining 264 7.9%
Professional & business services 168 5.0%
Construction 161 4.8%
Financial activities 135 4.1%
Other services 71 2.1%
Manufacturing 60 1.8%
Information 16 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 72.5%
Median gross rent: $745
Owner-occupied: 2,810
Renter-occupied: 1,067

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,727 votes cast

Republican 3,874 82.0%
Democratic 780 16.5%
Other / third-party 73 1.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

92.8% speak only English at home

Spanish 522 6.3%
Other Indo-European 36 0.4%
German 21 0.3%
French (incl. Cajun) 14 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 3,877
Family households: 2,317; 59.8% of households
Married w/ children: 1,988
Single-mother households: 158
Veterans: 549; 8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

40.0% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 1,629 18.9%
Catholic 804 9.3%
Mainline Protestant 713 8.3%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 296 3.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 77.5%
With a disability: 16.6%
Bachelor's or higher: 19.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 8th Judicial District Court
Judges: 2 (District Court judges per district (general civil + felony criminal + family + probate jurisdiction); vintage 2026 courts.state.wy.us; cross-checked against Wyo. Stat. § 5-3-104. Circuit Court judges (limited jurisdiction — misdemeanors, civil up to $50K) are separately allocated and not counted here. Municipal Court judges (city-level) also separate.)
Court seats: Douglas, Lusk, Torrington, Wheatland

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Wyoming statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 7; 101.8 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 6

NHTSA FARS 2023