Jury Pool Profile

Cheyenne County, Nebraska

Republican +64 (2024)

Population: 9,478
Median household income: $57,594
Unemployment: 2.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 8,720 92.0%
Black or African American alone 196 2.1%
Asian alone 62 0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 25 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 14 0.1%
Some other race alone 84 0.9%
Two or more races 377 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 790 8.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42

Under 18 2,153 22.7%
18–24 644 6.8%
25–44 2,236 23.6%
45–64 2,420 25.5%
65 and over 2,025 21.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.8%; -0.12 pp vs. state
County GDP: $686.7M; 0.36% of state
Avg. annual pay: $47,970
Establishments: 348

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 1,160 29.4%
Education & health services 1,020 25.9%
Leisure & hospitality 427 10.8%
Professional & business services 341 8.7%
Manufacturing 326 8.3%
Public administration 292 7.4%
Financial activities 107 2.7%
Other services 87 2.2%
Construction 81 2.1%
Natural resources & mining 62 1.6%
Information 36 0.9%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 66.9%
Median gross rent: $912
Owner-occupied: 2,912
Renter-occupied: 1,439

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,530 votes cast

Republican 3,692 81.5%
Democratic 787 17.4%
Other / third-party 51 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.9% speak only English at home

Spanish 125 1.4%
Other Asian/Pacific 25 0.3%
German 23 0.3%
French (incl. Cajun) 11 0.1%
Other 4 0.0%
Other Indo-European 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 4,351
Family households: 2,538; 58.3% of households
Married w/ children: 2,081
Single-mother households: 99
Veterans: 566; 7.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

45.2% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 1,523 16.1%
Catholic 1,491 15.7%
Evangelical Protestant 856 9.0%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 405 4.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.1%
With a disability: 14.1%
Bachelor's or higher: 22.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 12th 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: Alliance, Bridgeport, Chadron, Chappell, Gering, Harrisburg, Harrison, Hyannis, Kimball, Oshkosh, Rushville, Sidney

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 40.96 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023