Jury Pool Profile
Nemaha County, Kansas
- County seat
- Seneca
- Judicial district
- 22nd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 10,054
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 10,160.
At a glance
Nemaha County is a 10,054-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $77,752, $2,350 above the KS state median of $75,402; 29.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 24.7% of covered employment, average pay $66,296/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.81%, below the 3.83% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 81% to 83% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 10,160
- Median household income
- $77,348
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 1%.
Nemaha County has a population of 10,160, with a median age of 40.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.0%; Black residents 1.2%. Independently, 2.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $77,752; 29.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 23.2%.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 24.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 23.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.81%, below the Kansas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 82%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Nemaha County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.8% in 2024, 82.0% in 2020, 80.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.5% of the adult civilian population (481 individuals).