Jury Pool Profile

Brown County, Nebraska

Republican +75 (2024)

Population: 2,739
Median household income: $51,538
Unemployment: 2.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 2,442 89.2%
Black or African American alone 2 0.1%
Asian alone 1 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 10 0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 111 4.1%
Two or more races 173 6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 158 5.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45.9

Under 18 568 20.7%
18–24 204 7.4%
25–44 565 20.6%
45–64 657 24.0%
65 and over 745 27.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.3%; -0.65 pp vs. state
County GDP: $265.6M; 0.14% of state
Avg. annual pay: $46,497
Establishments: 166

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 351 25.3%
Trade, transportation & utilities 323 23.3%
Natural resources & mining 263 18.9%
Public administration 123 8.9%
Construction 82 5.9%
Leisure & hospitality 72 5.2%
Manufacturing 48 3.5%
Other services 44 3.2%
Financial activities 41 3.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 73.8%
Median gross rent: $932
Owner-occupied: 892
Renter-occupied: 316

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,642 votes cast

Republican 1,428 87.0%
Democratic 201 12.2%
Other / third-party 13 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.2% speak only English at home

Spanish 94 3.7%
German 27 1.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 16 0.6%
French (incl. Cajun) 10 0.4%
Other Indo-European 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 1,208
Family households: 646; 53.5% of households
Married w/ children: 556
Single-mother households: 60
Veterans: 162; 7.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

60.2% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 742 25.6%
Mainline Protestant 623 21.5%
Catholic 330 11.4%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 53 1.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.5%
With a disability: 15.1%
Bachelor's or higher: 21.2%

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