Jury Pool Profile

Buffalo County, Nebraska

Republican +45 (2024)

Population: 50,323
Median household income: $74,570
Unemployment: 2.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 44,164 87.8%
Black or African American alone 453 0.9%
Asian alone 818 1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 262 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 12 0.0%
Some other race alone 2,253 4.5%
Two or more races 2,361 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5,219 10.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 34.6

Under 18 11,563 23.0%
18–24 7,395 14.7%
25–44 12,728 25.3%
45–64 10,592 21.0%
65 and over 8,045 16.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.5%; -0.46 pp vs. state
County GDP: $4.5B; 2.36% of state
Avg. annual pay: $51,993
Establishments: 1,879

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 7,504 26.7%
Trade, transportation & utilities 5,603 19.9%
Leisure & hospitality 3,543 12.6%
Manufacturing 3,534 12.6%
Professional & business services 2,652 9.4%
Construction 1,449 5.1%
Public administration 1,288 4.6%
Other services 1,041 3.7%
Financial activities 888 3.2%
Natural resources & mining 471 1.7%
Information 173 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 65.2%
Median gross rent: $911
Owner-occupied: 12,812
Renter-occupied: 6,850

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 23,759 votes cast

Republican 17,064 71.8%
Democratic 6,386 26.9%
Other / third-party 309 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

91.0% speak only English at home

Spanish 3,051 6.5%
Chinese 387 0.8%
German 232 0.5%
Other Asian/Pacific 220 0.5%
Other Indo-European 118 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 81 0.2%
Vietnamese 69 0.1%
Korean 44 0.1%
Arabic 40 0.1%
Other 23 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 19,662
Family households: 11,831; 60.2% of households
Married w/ children: 9,270
Single-mother households: 1,367
Veterans: 2,479; 6.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

52.0% overall adherence rate

Catholic 9,833 19.6%
Mainline Protestant 8,107 16.2%
Evangelical Protestant 7,350 14.7%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 657 1.3%
Orthodox 100 0.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.5%
With a disability: 13.3%
Bachelor's or higher: 34.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 9th Judicial District Court
Judges: 4 (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: Grand Island, Kearney

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 8; 20.64 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 8

NHTSA FARS 2023