Fillmore County, Nebraska

• White (non-Hispanic) 5,128 92.5%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 209 3.8%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 34 0.6%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 7 0.1%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 139 2.5%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 16 0.3%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 8 0.1%

• Under 18 1,094 19.7%
• 18–24 325 5.9%
• 25–44 1,284 23.2%
• 45–64 1,518 27.4%
• 65 and over 1,320 23.8%

Median household income

$76,307

90% interval $68,613–$84,001

−$271 vs NE · 21st of 93

Below poverty line

8.5%

90% interval 6.4%–10.6%

−2.1 pp vs NE · 78th of 93

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.3%

−0.72 pp vs. state

County GDP

$559.5M

0.3% of state

Avg. annual pay

$55,416

Establishments

278

• Education & health services 728 30.6%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 497 20.9%
• Manufacturing 236 9.9%
• Construction 219 9.2%
• Public administration 171 7.2%
• Natural resources & mining 147 6.2%
• Financial activities 139 5.8%
• Leisure & hospitality 138 5.8%
• Other services 60 2.5%
• Professional & business services 37 1.6%
• Information 6 0.3%

Home ownership

80.4%

+13.9 pp vs NE · 19th of 93

Median gross rent

$716

−$356 vs NE · 62nd of 93

Owner-occupied

1,895

Renter-occupied

462

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 61% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Construction, $81,405/yr) pays 4.4× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $18,688/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 8.6 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 2,315 76.8%
• Democratic 662 22.0%
• Other / third-party 36 1.2%

• Spanish 75 1.4%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 6 0.1%
• German or other West Germanic 2 0.0%
• Chinese 1 0.0%

Households

2,357

Family households

1,465

62.2% of households

Married couples w/ children

451

30.8% of families

Single-mother families

80

5.5% of families

Veterans

316

7.1% of civilians 18+

• Mainline Protestant 2,171 39.1%
• Catholic 800 14.4%
• Evangelical Protestant 513 9.2%

Health insured

95.9%

±1 pp

Uninsured

4.1%

±1 pp

88th of 93

With a disability

16.5%

±2.1 pp

21st of 93

Bachelor's or higher

22.9%

±3.2 pp

−11.7 pp vs NE · 60th of 93

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

6.3%

90% interval 5.5%–7.1% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

1st 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

Auburn, Beatrice, Fairbury, Falls City, Geneva, Hebron, Nebraska City, Pawnee City, Tecumseh, Wilber

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

2

44.97 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

2