Jury Pool Profile
Lincoln County, Oklahoma
- County seat
- Chandler
- Judicial district
- 23rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 35,278
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 34,219.
At a glance
Lincoln County is a 35,278-person venue. The county population is 82% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,528, $2,596 below the OK state median of $66,124; 16.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 19.8% of covered employment, average pay $49,331/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.12%, above the 3.88% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 77% to 81% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 34,219
- Median household income
- $62,216
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 82% / 2%.
Lincoln County has a population of 34,219, with a median age of 41.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 81.6%; Black residents 1.7%. Independently, 4.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,528; 16.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 1,479 jobs; Education & health services, 1,438, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 19.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 19.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.12%, above the Oklahoma state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lincoln County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.8% in 2024, 80.7% in 2020, 77.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 9.5% of the adult civilian population (2,468 individuals).