Jury Pool Profile
Churchill County, Nevada
- County seat
- Fallon
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 25,851
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 25,805.
At a glance
Churchill County is a 25,851-person venue. The county population is 74% White (Census race-alone categories). 15% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $75,479, $5,650 below the NV state median of $81,129; 17.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Tagalog. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 26.8% of covered employment, average pay $66,347/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.45%, below the 5.21% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 72% to 74% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 25,805
- Median household income
- $79,163
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 74% / 3%.
Churchill County has a population of 25,805, with a median age of 40.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 74.2%; Black residents 2.5%. Independently, 15.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $75,479; 17.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 27% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 26.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 19.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.45%, below the Nevada state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Churchill County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 73.8% in 2024, 72.7% in 2020, 71.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 9.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
9.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 15.1% of the adult civilian population (2,840 individuals).