Jury Pool Profile

Dakota County, Nebraska

Republican +30 (2024)

Population: 21,331
Median household income: $71,655
Unemployment: 3.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 10,181 47.7%
Black or African American alone 1,733 8.1%
Asian alone 600 2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 609 2.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 4,347 20.4%
Two or more races 3,861 18.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8,780 41.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 32.1

Under 18 6,260 29.3%
18–24 1,919 9.0%
25–44 5,834 27.3%
45–64 4,551 21.3%
65 and over 2,767 13.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.5%; +0.59 pp vs. state
County GDP: $2.4B; 1.28% of state
Avg. annual pay: $59,490
Establishments: 504

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 5,593 40.7%
Trade, transportation & utilities 3,141 22.9%
Education & health services 1,401 10.2%
Financial activities 878 6.4%
Leisure & hospitality 878 6.4%
Construction 614 4.5%
Professional & business services 524 3.8%
Public administration 339 2.5%
Other services 205 1.5%
Natural resources & mining 103 0.8%
Information 52 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 64.6%
Median gross rent: $1,053
Owner-occupied: 4,712
Renter-occupied: 2,587

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 6,120 votes cast

Republican 3,934 64.3%
Democratic 2,109 34.5%
Other / third-party 77 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

60.4% speak only English at home

Spanish 6,065 31.0%
Other 1,146 5.9%
Other Asian/Pacific 356 1.8%
Tagalog 53 0.3%
Chinese 52 0.3%
Other Indo-European 25 0.1%
Slavic languages 20 0.1%
German 16 0.1%
Korean 4 0.0%
French (incl. Cajun) 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 7,299
Family households: 5,011; 68.7% of households
Married w/ children: 3,637
Single-mother households: 384
Veterans: 702; 4.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

42.1% overall adherence rate

Catholic 5,554 25.7%
Evangelical Protestant 1,806 8.4%
Mainline Protestant 1,574 7.3%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 159 0.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.2%
With a disability: 12.1%
Bachelor's or higher: 15.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

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

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 6; 39.81 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 4

NHTSA FARS 2023