Jury Pool Profile
Clay County, Nebraska
- County seat
- Clay Center
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 6,170
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 6,095.
At a glance
Clay County is a 6,170-person venue. The county population is 88% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $83,266, $6,688 above the NE state median of $76,578; 22.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.4% 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 29.0% of covered employment, average pay $43,961/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.93%, below the 2.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 80% to 81% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 6,095
- Median household income
- $78,986
- Unemployment
- 2.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 88% / 1%.
Clay County has a population of 6,095, with a median age of 39.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 88.3%; Black residents 0.7%. Independently, 9.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $83,266; 22.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 9.9%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.93%, below the Nebraska state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Clay County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.9% in 2024, 79.8% in 2020, 79.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 71% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.0% of the adult civilian population (276 individuals).