Jury Pool Profile

Box Butte County, Nebraska

Republican +56 (2024)

Population: 10,754
Median household income: $68,778
Unemployment: 3.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 9,108 84.7%
Black or African American alone 365 3.4%
Asian alone 101 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 146 1.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 345 3.2%
Two or more races 689 6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,321 12.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.7

Under 18 2,705 25.2%
18–24 637 5.9%
25–44 2,492 23.2%
45–64 2,746 25.5%
65 and over 2,174 20.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.2%; +0.21 pp vs. state
County GDP: $724.9M; 0.38% of state
Avg. annual pay: $46,253
Establishments: 365

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 959 25.8%
Education & health services 937 25.2%
Leisure & hospitality 358 9.6%
Public administration 336 9.0%
Manufacturing 276 7.4%
Natural resources & mining 242 6.5%
Financial activities 159 4.3%
Professional & business services 142 3.8%
Construction 134 3.6%
Other services 124 3.3%
Information 55 1.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 75.5%
Median gross rent: $771
Owner-occupied: 3,424
Renter-occupied: 1,113

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,931 votes cast

Republican 3,827 77.6%
Democratic 1,043 21.2%
Other / third-party 61 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.6% speak only English at home

Spanish 407 4.0%
Tagalog 68 0.7%
German 40 0.4%
Other Asian/Pacific 33 0.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 4,537
Family households: 2,963; 65.3% of households
Married w/ children: 2,484
Single-mother households: 148
Veterans: 595; 7.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

50.4% overall adherence rate

Catholic 2,464 22.7%
Evangelical Protestant 1,346 12.4%
Mainline Protestant 1,334 12.3%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 324 3.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.1%
With a disability: 15.2%
Bachelor's or higher: 20.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

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

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 7; 86.97 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 5

NHTSA FARS 2023