Jury Pool Profile

Custer County, Nebraska

Republican +72 (2024)

Population: 10,544
Median household income: $66,310
Unemployment: 2.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 9,907 94.0%
Black or African American alone 54 0.5%
Asian alone 12 0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 75 0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 12 0.1%
Some other race alone 223 2.1%
Two or more races 261 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 396 3.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.3

Under 18 2,552 24.2%
18–24 674 6.4%
25–44 2,373 22.5%
45–64 2,598 24.6%
65 and over 2,347 22.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.6%; -0.37 pp vs. state
County GDP: $882.3M; 0.47% of state
Avg. annual pay: $49,959
Establishments: 488

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 1,044 23.0%
Trade, transportation & utilities 873 19.2%
Natural resources & mining 640 14.1%
Leisure & hospitality 377 8.3%
Public administration 283 6.2%
Financial activities 202 4.5%
Professional & business services 150 3.3%
Other services 81 1.8%
Information 57 1.3%
Construction 1 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 70.9%
Median gross rent: $794
Owner-occupied: 3,159
Renter-occupied: 1,297

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,886 votes cast

Republican 5,042 85.7%
Democratic 786 13.4%
Other / third-party 58 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.7% speak only English at home

Spanish 248 2.5%
German 46 0.5%
Arabic 10 0.1%
Slavic languages 6 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 6 0.1%
Other Indo-European 3 0.0%
Other 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 4,456
Family households: 2,973; 66.7% of households
Married w/ children: 2,383
Single-mother households: 280
Veterans: 532; 6.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

55.3% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 2,428 23.0%
Catholic 1,685 16.0%
Evangelical Protestant 1,329 12.6%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 387 3.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.8%
With a disability: 14.9%
Bachelor's or higher: 25.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 8th 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: Ainsworth, Bartlett, Bassett, Brewster, Broken Bow, Burwell, Butte, Greeley, Loup City, O'Neill, Ord, Saint Paul, Springview, Taylor, Valentine

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 4; 50.05 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 4

NHTSA FARS 2023