Jury Pool Profile

Boyd County, Nebraska

Republican +75 (2024)

Population: 1,704
Median household income: $58,984
Unemployment: 3.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 1,572 92.3%
Black or African American alone 5 0.3%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 51 3.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 36 2.1%
Two or more races 40 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 67 3.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 54.9

Under 18 322 18.9%
18–24 84 4.9%
25–44 309 18.1%
45–64 413 24.2%
65 and over 576 33.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.1%; +0.16 pp vs. state
County GDP: $139.8M; 0.07% of state
Avg. annual pay: $36,958
Establishments: 92

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 168 30.0%
Trade, transportation & utilities 127 22.7%
Public administration 79 14.1%
Natural resources & mining 52 9.3%
Leisure & hospitality 38 6.8%
Financial activities 31 5.5%
Professional & business services 22 3.9%
Manufacturing 17 3.0%
Construction 8 1.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 83.0%
Median gross rent: $650
Owner-occupied: 651
Renter-occupied: 133

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,075 votes cast

Republican 938 87.3%
Democratic 132 12.3%
Other / third-party 5 0.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.9% speak only English at home

Spanish 74 4.5%
German 6 0.4%
French (incl. Cajun) 3 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 784
Family households: 488; 62.2% of households
Married w/ children: 426
Single-mother households: 14
Veterans: 145; 10.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

88.9% overall adherence rate

Catholic 635 35.1%
Evangelical Protestant 630 34.8%
Mainline Protestant 344 19.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 90.9%
With a disability: 17.2%
Bachelor's or higher: 19.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 8th Judicial District Court
Judges: 2 (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: Ainsworth, Bartlett, Bassett, Brewster, Broken Bow, Burwell, Butte, Greeley, Loup City, O'Neill, Ord, Saint Paul, Springview, Taylor, Valentine

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 0; 0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 0

NHTSA FARS 2023