Banner County, Nebraska

• White (non-Hispanic) 637 85.8%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 79 10.6%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 18 2.4%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 8 1.1%

• Under 18 152 20.5%
• 18–24 26 3.5%
• 25–44 124 16.7%
• 45–64 234 31.5%
• 65 and over 206 27.8%

Median household income

$70,797

90% interval $62,598–$78,996

−$5,781 vs NE · 41st of 93

Below poverty line

10.8%

90% interval 8.0%–13.6%

+0.2 pp vs NE · 49th of 93

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.8%

+0.77 pp vs. state

County GDP

$48.7M

0.03% of state

Avg. annual pay

$46,147

Establishments

14

• Education & health services 47 36.4%
• Public administration 25 19.4%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 1 0.8%

The sectors listed cover 56.6% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

67.9%

+1.4 pp vs NE · 73rd of 93

Median gross rent

$975

−$97 vs NE · 9th of 93

Owner-occupied

207

Renter-occupied

98

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 57% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Compressed wage spread

  Highest-paid sector pays only 1.8× the lowest ($49,246 vs $27,943/yr), a relatively flat local wage distribution.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 9.2 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 348 90.2%
• Democratic 34 8.8%
• Other / third-party 4 1.0%

• Spanish 70 9.9%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 3 0.4%
• German or other West Germanic 2 0.3%

Households

305

Family households

225

73.8% of households

Married couples w/ children

59

26.2% of families

Single-mother families

4

1.8% of families

Veterans

57

9.7% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 100 14.8%
• Mainline Protestant 19 2.8%

Health insured

90.3%

±6.2 pp — too imprecise at this sample size to compare

With a disability

10.5%

±3.8 pp

85th of 93

Bachelor's or higher

33.3%

±6.1 pp

−1.3 pp vs NE · 9th of 93

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

10.8%

90% interval 9.1%–12.5% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

12th Judicial District Court

Judges

3 (District Court judges per judicial district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); County Court judges (limited jurisdiction: small civil claims, misdemeanors, probate) separate. Vintage 2026 nebraskajudicial.gov; counts cross-checked against Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-303 et seq. ~60 District Court judgeships statewide. The 4th JD (Douglas / Omaha) and 3rd JD (Lancaster / Lincoln) carry the largest benches; multi-county rural districts typically carry 2-4 judges.)

Court seats

Alliance, Bridgeport, Chadron, Chappell, Gering, Harrisburg, Harrison, Hyannis, Kimball, Oshkosh, Rushville, Sidney

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

1

169.49 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

1