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Jury Pool Profile

Pawnee County, Oklahoma

Republican +59 (2024)
Population
15,689
Median household income
$57,551
Unemployment
4.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 11,984 76.4%
  • Black or African American alone 151 1.0%
  • Asian alone 54 0.3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1,420 9.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 42 0.3%
  • Some other race alone 233 1.5%
  • Two or more races 1,805 11.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 558 3.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.7

  • Under 18 3,671 23.4%
  • 18–24 1,154 7.4%
  • 25–44 3,665 23.4%
  • 45–64 4,101 26.1%
  • 65 and over 3,098 19.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.0%
+0.56 pp vs. state
County GDP
$457.5M
0.17% of state
Avg. annual pay
$45,260
Establishments
358

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 931 26.9%
  • Public administration 704 20.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 589 17.0%
  • Professional & business services 394 11.4%
  • Leisure & hospitality 254 7.3%
  • Construction 163 4.7%
  • Manufacturing 130 3.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 115 3.3%
  • Financial activities 109 3.2%
  • Other services 47 1.4%
  • Information 8 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
78.2%
Median gross rent
$872
Owner-occupied
4,691
Renter-occupied
1,311

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 6,880 votes cast

  • Republican 5,405 78.6%
  • Democratic 1,355 19.7%
  • Other / third-party 120 1.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.3% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 186 1.3%
  • Other 76 0.5%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 63 0.4%
  • Slavic languages 34 0.2%
  • German 14 0.1%
  • Arabic 10 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 9 0.1%
  • Tagalog 7 0.0%
  • Other Indo-European 4 0.0%
  • Chinese 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
6,002
Family households
4,157
69.3% of households
Married w/ children
3,139
Single-mother households
338
Veterans
997
8.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

62.7% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 7,430 47.8%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,408 9.1%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 693 4.5%
  • Black Protestant 208 1.3%
  • Catholic 18 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
86.2%
With a disability
18.2%
Bachelor's or higher
16.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
14th Judicial District Court
Judges
24 (District Court judges per district (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); counts include elected District Judges + Associate District Judges (one per county) + Special Judges. Vintage 2026 oscn.net; cross-checked against 20 OS § 92.13. Municipal Courts (limited jurisdiction — city ordinances) are separately allocated and not counted here.)
Court seats
Pawnee, Tulsa

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Oklahoma statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
6
49.93 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
3

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Pawnee County, Oklahoma 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.