Jury Pool Profile

Cass County, Nebraska

Republican +37 (2024)

Population: 26,963
Median household income: $88,255
Unemployment: 3.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 24,880 92.3%
Black or African American alone 44 0.2%
Asian alone 77 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 95 0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 19 0.1%
Some other race alone 505 1.9%
Two or more races 1,343 5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,062 3.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41

Under 18 6,363 23.6%
18–24 1,963 7.3%
25–44 6,212 23.0%
45–64 7,483 27.8%
65 and over 4,942 18.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.1%; +0.12 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.1B; 0.61% of state
Avg. annual pay: $51,481
Establishments: 706

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 1,512 24.6%
Education & health services 1,242 20.2%
Leisure & hospitality 668 10.9%
Public administration 624 10.2%
Construction 610 9.9%
Manufacturing 518 8.4%
Professional & business services 267 4.3%
Natural resources & mining 263 4.3%
Financial activities 261 4.2%
Other services 157 2.6%
Information 20 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 83.8%
Median gross rent: $987
Owner-occupied: 8,854
Renter-occupied: 1,707

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 15,755 votes cast

Republican 10,685 67.8%
Democratic 4,824 30.6%
Other / third-party 246 1.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.4% speak only English at home

Spanish 326 1.3%
Other Asian/Pacific 121 0.5%
German 108 0.4%
Chinese 44 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 25 0.1%
Other Indo-European 17 0.1%
Korean 11 0.0%
Other 8 0.0%
Slavic languages 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 10,561
Family households: 7,448; 70.5% of households
Married w/ children: 6,307
Single-mother households: 410
Veterans: 2,362; 11.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

27.6% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 2,888 10.9%
Catholic 1,848 6.9%
Evangelical Protestant 1,741 6.5%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 720 2.7%
Black Protestant 150 0.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.9%
With a disability: 13.9%
Bachelor's or higher: 31.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 2nd 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: Papillion, Plattsmouth

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 9; 43.69 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 6

NHTSA FARS 2023