Jury Pool Profile
Lincoln County, Nevada
- County seat
- Pioche
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 4,320
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 4,405.
At a glance
Lincoln County is a 4,320-person venue. The county population is 85% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $72,249, $8,880 below the NV state median of $81,129; 20.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 24.0% of covered employment, average pay $63,714/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.89%, below the 5.21% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 85% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 4,405
- Median household income
- $72,307
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 85% / 3%.
Lincoln County has a population of 4,405, with a median age of 45.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 85.4%; Black residents 2.8%. Independently, 6.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $72,249; 20.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 24% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.89%, below the Nevada state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 83%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lincoln County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 85.3% in 2024, 84.5% in 2020, 78.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 18.0% of the adult civilian population (635 individuals).