Jury Pool Profile

Dawson County, Nebraska

Republican +50 (2024)

Population: 24,020
Median household income: $65,383
Unemployment: 4.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 14,899 62.0%
Black or African American alone 1,677 7.0%
Asian alone 140 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 112 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 84 0.3%
Some other race alone 4,344 18.1%
Two or more races 2,764 11.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8,720 36.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 35.8

Under 18 6,670 27.8%
18–24 1,955 8.1%
25–44 6,025 25.1%
45–64 5,426 22.6%
65 and over 3,944 16.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.1%; +1.17 pp vs. state
County GDP: $2.2B; 1.17% of state
Avg. annual pay: $50,639
Establishments: 763

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 3,925 33.1%
Education & health services 2,334 19.7%
Trade, transportation & utilities 1,977 16.7%
Leisure & hospitality 905 7.6%
Professional & business services 584 4.9%
Natural resources & mining 559 4.7%
Public administration 528 4.5%
Construction 404 3.4%
Financial activities 361 3.0%
Other services 229 1.9%
Information 57 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 64.7%
Median gross rent: $861
Owner-occupied: 5,808
Renter-occupied: 3,174

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 8,491 votes cast

Republican 6,312 74.3%
Democratic 2,101 24.7%
Other / third-party 78 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

64.3% speak only English at home

Spanish 6,754 30.5%
Other 868 3.9%
Tagalog 101 0.5%
Arabic 76 0.3%
Other Indo-European 43 0.2%
Vietnamese 39 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 17 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 4 0.0%
German 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 8,982
Family households: 6,325; 70.4% of households
Married w/ children: 4,681
Single-mother households: 534
Veterans: 887; 5.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

54.6% overall adherence rate

Catholic 5,272 21.9%
Mainline Protestant 4,479 18.6%
Evangelical Protestant 2,817 11.7%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 592 2.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 88.5%
With a disability: 12.4%
Bachelor's or higher: 17.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 11th Judicial District Court
Judges: 4 (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: Arthur, Beaver City, Benkelman, Elwood, Grant, Hayes Center, Imperial, Lexington, McCook, Mullen, North Platte, Ogallala, Stapleton, Stockville, Thedford, Trenton, Tryon

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 17.29 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023