Jury Pool Profile

Dodge County, Nebraska

Republican +33 (2024)

Population: 37,146
Median household income: $71,294
Unemployment: 3.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 31,958 86.0%
Black or African American alone 195 0.5%
Asian alone 160 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 690 1.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 8 0.0%
Some other race alone 1,402 3.8%
Two or more races 2,733 7.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6,350 17.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 38.9

Under 18 9,341 25.1%
18–24 3,295 8.9%
25–44 8,616 23.2%
45–64 8,827 23.8%
65 and over 7,067 19.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.1%; +0.1 pp vs. state
County GDP: $3.1B; 1.62% of state
Avg. annual pay: $54,301
Establishments: 1,109

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 4,569 24.6%
Trade, transportation & utilities 4,454 24.0%
Education & health services 3,916 21.1%
Leisure & hospitality 1,534 8.3%
Professional & business services 1,143 6.2%
Construction 911 4.9%
Public administration 591 3.2%
Other services 526 2.8%
Financial activities 490 2.6%
Natural resources & mining 360 1.9%
Information 84 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 66.8%
Median gross rent: $985
Owner-occupied: 9,924
Renter-occupied: 4,939

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 16,443 votes cast

Republican 10,795 65.7%
Democratic 5,434 33.0%
Other / third-party 214 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

85.2% speak only English at home

Spanish 4,626 13.3%
Other 230 0.7%
German 133 0.4%
Chinese 82 0.2%
Slavic languages 33 0.1%
Tagalog 22 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 3 0.0%
Vietnamese 2 0.0%
Other Asian/Pacific 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 14,863
Family households: 9,596; 64.6% of households
Married w/ children: 7,224
Single-mother households: 1,059
Veterans: 2,338; 8.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

53.1% overall adherence rate

Catholic 7,903 21.3%
Evangelical Protestant 5,862 15.8%
Mainline Protestant 5,306 14.3%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 680 1.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.8%
With a disability: 14.3%
Bachelor's or higher: 21.5%

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: 3; 10.79 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023