Jury Pool Profile
Pawnee County, Oklahoma
- County seat
- Pawnee
- Judicial district
- 14th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 16,029
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 15,795.
At a glance
Pawnee County is a 16,029-person venue. The county population is 76% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $57,903, $8,221 below the OK state median of $66,124; 16.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.7% of covered employment, average pay $46,692/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.71%, above the 3.88% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 74% to 79% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 15,795
- Median household income
- $58,738
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 76% / 1%.
Pawnee County has a population of 15,795, with a median age of 41.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 76.1%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 3.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $57,903; 16.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.5% 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 28% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.7% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 20.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.71%, above the Oklahoma state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 77%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Pawnee County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 78.6% in 2024, 77.6% in 2020, 74.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 8.8% of the adult civilian population (1,073 individuals).