Cedar County, Nebraska

• White (non-Hispanic) 7,900 95.0%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 211 2.5%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 12 0.1%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 24 0.3%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 139 1.7%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 18 0.2%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 11 0.1%

• Under 18 2,122 25.5%
• 18–24 627 7.5%
• 25–44 1,641 19.7%
• 45–64 2,068 24.9%
• 65 and over 1,857 22.3%

Median household income

$77,048

90% interval $68,993–$85,103

+$470 vs NE · 18th of 93

Below poverty line

8.7%

90% interval 6.7%–10.7%

−1.9 pp vs NE · 76th of 93

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.4%

−0.59 pp vs. state

County GDP

$562.2M

0.3% of state

Avg. annual pay

$46,163

Establishments

346

• Trade, transportation & utilities 754 27.9%
• Education & health services 633 23.4%
• Natural resources & mining 289 10.7%
• Construction 206 7.6%
• Public administration 181 6.7%
• Manufacturing 162 6.0%
• Financial activities 162 6.0%
• Leisure & hospitality 120 4.4%
• Professional & business services 97 3.6%
• Other services 78 2.9%
• Information 25 0.9%

Home ownership

79.6%

+13.1 pp vs NE · 22nd of 93

Median gross rent

$716

−$356 vs NE · 61st of 93

Owner-occupied

2,740

Renter-occupied

704

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 62% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Professional & business services, $69,346/yr) pays 5.3× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $13,156/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 7.8 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 4,141 84.3%
• Democratic 702 14.3%
• Other / third-party 69 1.4%

• Spanish 163 2.1%
• German or other West Germanic 7 0.1%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 5 0.1%

Households

3,444

Family households

2,291

66.5% of households

Married couples w/ children

731

31.9% of families

Single-mother families

111

4.8% of families

Veterans

472

7.6% of civilians 18+

• Catholic 4,896 58.4%
• Mainline Protestant 2,135 25.5%
• Evangelical Protestant 585 7.0%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 6 0.1%

Health insured

94.0%

±1.3 pp

Uninsured

6.0%

±1.3 pp

61st of 93

With a disability

11.0%

±1.3 pp

79th of 93

Bachelor's or higher

24.0%

±2.5 pp

−10.6 pp vs NE · 50th of 93

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

7.1%

90% interval 6.2%–8.0% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

6th 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

Blair, Dakota City, Fremont, Hartington, Pender, Ponca, Tekamah

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

1

16.15 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

1