Jury Pool Profile
Burt County, Nebraska
- County seat
- Tekamah
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 6,678
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 6,740.
At a glance
Burt County is a 6,678-person venue. The county population is 91% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $71,088, $5,490 below the NE state median of $76,578; 24.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 24.9% of covered employment, average pay $42,385/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.26%, above the 2.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 67% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 6,740
- Median household income
- $63,685
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 91% / 0%.
Burt County has a population of 6,740, with a median age of 44.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.3%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 3.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $71,088; 24.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 7.7%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 23.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.26%, above the Nebraska state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 69%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Burt County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.0% in 2024, 69.0% in 2020, 67.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.4% of the adult civilian population (389 individuals).