Butler County, Nebraska

• White (non-Hispanic) 7,578 90.0%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 527 6.3%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 21 0.2%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 262 3.1%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 30 0.4%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 6 0.1%

• Under 18 2,018 24.0%
• 18–24 608 7.2%
• 25–44 1,916 22.7%
• 45–64 2,125 25.2%
• 65 and over 1,757 20.9%

Median household income

$80,401

90% interval $72,176–$88,626

+$3,823 vs NE · 12th of 93

Below poverty line

9.5%

90% interval 7.4%–11.6%

−1.1 pp vs NE · 66th of 93

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.3%

−0.64 pp vs. state

County GDP

$584.0M

0.31% of state

Avg. annual pay

$56,122

Establishments

276

• Education & health services 668 25.3%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 454 17.2%
• Natural resources & mining 301 11.4%
• Public administration 274 10.4%
• Leisure & hospitality 115 4.3%
• Professional & business services 103 3.9%
• Financial activities 90 3.4%
• Construction 1 0.0%

The sectors listed cover 75.9% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

79.9%

+13.4 pp vs NE · 21st of 93

Median gross rent

$776

−$296 vs NE · 48th of 93

Owner-occupied

2,815

Renter-occupied

709

• Diversified

  Top three sectors employ 54% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Financial activities, $69,284/yr) pays 3.9× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $17,666/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 9.6 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 3,642 79.4%
• Democratic 906 19.8%
• Other / third-party 39 0.9%

• Spanish 407 5.1%
• German or other West Germanic 44 0.6%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 29 0.4%

Households

3,524

Family households

2,212

62.8% of households

Married couples w/ children

755

34.1% of families

Single-mother families

95

4.3% of families

Veterans

414

6.5% of civilians 18+

• Catholic 3,309 39.5%
• Evangelical Protestant 756 9.0%
• Mainline Protestant 679 8.1%

Health insured

94.9%

±1.9 pp

Uninsured

5.1%

±1.9 pp

76th of 93

With a disability

13.7%

±2.3 pp

47th of 93

Bachelor's or higher

24.0%

±2.9 pp

−10.6 pp vs NE · 49th of 93

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

7.8%

90% interval 6.9%–8.7% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

5th 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

Albion, Aurora, Central City, Columbus, David City, Fullerton, Osceola, Schuyler, Seward, Wahoo, York

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

2

31.22 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

2