Jury Pool Profile

Colfax County, Nebraska

Republican +51 (2024)

Population: 10,541
Median household income: $79,720
Unemployment: 2.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 5,453 51.7%
Black or African American alone 359 3.4%
Asian alone 2 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 514 4.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 1,805 17.1%
Two or more races 2,408 22.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4,983 47.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 35

Under 18 3,210 30.5%
18–24 796 7.6%
25–44 2,296 21.8%
45–64 2,817 26.7%
65 and over 1,422 13.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.8%; -0.14 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.0B; 0.54% of state
Avg. annual pay: $53,741
Establishments: 312

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 905 17.6%
Education & health services 731 14.2%
Natural resources & mining 303 5.9%
Public administration 218 4.2%
Leisure & hospitality 183 3.5%
Financial activities 116 2.3%
Other services 74 1.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 76.1%
Median gross rent: $902
Owner-occupied: 2,768
Renter-occupied: 871

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,516 votes cast

Republican 2,636 75.0%
Democratic 845 24.0%
Other / third-party 35 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

56.6% speak only English at home

Spanish 3,806 39.3%
Arabic 237 2.4%
Other 89 0.9%
German 32 0.3%
Slavic languages 23 0.2%
Korean 16 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 3,639
Family households: 2,666; 73.3% of households
Married w/ children: 1,819
Single-mother households: 203
Veterans: 480; 6.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

64.1% overall adherence rate

Catholic 5,462 51.6%
Mainline Protestant 826 7.8%
Evangelical Protestant 493 4.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 88.7%
With a disability: 7.0%
Bachelor's or higher: 14.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

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

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 4; 54.56 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023