Jury Pool Profile
Nowata County, Oklahoma
- County seat
- Nowata
- Judicial district
- 11th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,522
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,435.
At a glance
Nowata County is a 9,522-person venue. The county population is 65% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $55,783, $10,341 below the OK state median of $66,124; 16.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 31.9% of covered employment, average pay $43,220/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.2%, above the 3.88% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 83% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 9,435
- Median household income
- $54,333
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 65% / 2%.
Nowata County has a population of 9,435, with a median age of 41.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 65.4%; Black residents 1.7%. Independently, 3.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $55,783; 16.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.3% 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 32% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 15.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.2%, above the Oklahoma state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 81%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Nowata County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.7% in 2024, 82.2% in 2020, 78.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 4.1% of the adult civilian population (301 individuals).