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Jury Pool Profile

Lyon County, Nevada

Republican +44 (2024)
Population
60,630
Median household income
$73,460
Unemployment
4.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 46,712 77.0%
  • Black or African American alone 720 1.2%
  • Asian alone 830 1.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1,171 1.9%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 66 0.1%
  • Some other race alone 3,672 6.1%
  • Two or more races 7,459 12.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 11,331 18.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.9

  • Under 18 12,588 20.8%
  • 18–24 3,987 6.6%
  • 25–44 15,466 25.5%
  • 45–64 15,421 25.4%
  • 65 and over 13,168 21.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.9%
-0.36 pp vs. state
County GDP
$2.4B
0.88% of state
Avg. annual pay
$58,903
Establishments
1,106

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 3,205 23.3%
  • Education & health services 2,127 15.5%
  • Manufacturing 2,038 14.8%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,636 11.9%
  • Construction 1,196 8.7%
  • Natural resources & mining 1,096 8.0%
  • Professional & business services 1,056 7.7%
  • Public administration 739 5.4%
  • Other services 334 2.4%
  • Financial activities 288 2.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
76.6%
Median gross rent
$1,259
Owner-occupied
17,938
Renter-occupied
5,485

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 33,541 votes cast

  • Republican 23,861 71.1%
  • Democratic 8,954 26.7%
  • Other / third-party 726 2.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

86.8% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 6,160 10.7%
  • Tagalog 275 0.5%
  • Other Indo-European 263 0.5%
  • German 217 0.4%
  • Chinese 169 0.3%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 159 0.3%
  • Arabic 100 0.2%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 88 0.2%
  • Other 57 0.1%
  • Vietnamese 44 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 19 0.0%
  • Korean 10 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
23,423
Family households
15,803
67.5% of households
Married w/ children
11,733
Single-mother households
1,309
Veterans
5,977
12.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

20.6% overall adherence rate

  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 4,292 7.2%
  • Evangelical Protestant 4,192 7.1%
  • Catholic 3,587 6.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 147 0.2%
  • Orthodox 10 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.0%
With a disability
18.0%
Bachelor's or higher
17.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
3rd Judicial District Court
Judges
2 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction, including family court divisions); Justice Court judges (limited jurisdiction, per township) separate. Vintage 2026 nvcourts.gov; counts cross-checked against NRS § 3.0105 statutory department allocations. Clark (8th) and Washoe (2nd) totals include both civil/criminal and family court departments.)
Court seats
Yerington
Court reference
Traffic safety context

Nevada statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
7
14.57 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
6

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Lyon County, Nevada to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.