Jury Pool Profile

Franklin County, Nebraska

Republican +70 (2024)

Population: 2,868
Median household income: $57,692
Unemployment: 2.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 2,705 94.3%
Black or African American alone 7 0.2%
Asian alone 1 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 17 0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 26 0.9%
Two or more races 112 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 90 3.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 49

Under 18 583 20.3%
18–24 156 5.4%
25–44 588 20.5%
45–64 742 25.9%
65 and over 799 27.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.8%; -0.19 pp vs. state
County GDP: $125.3M; 0.07% of state
Avg. annual pay: $40,944
Establishments: 131

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 241 30.8%
Trade, transportation & utilities 176 22.5%
Natural resources & mining 92 11.8%
Public administration 85 10.9%
Professional & business services 45 5.8%
Leisure & hospitality 39 5.0%
Financial activities 38 4.9%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 79.5%
Median gross rent: $613
Owner-occupied: 1,025
Renter-occupied: 265

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,600 votes cast

Republican 1,351 84.4%
Democratic 236 14.8%
Other / third-party 13 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.5% speak only English at home

Spanish 46 1.7%
German 14 0.5%
Other 7 0.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 1,290
Family households: 801; 62.1% of households
Married w/ children: 659
Single-mother households: 71
Veterans: 163; 7.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

68.5% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 1,334 46.2%
Evangelical Protestant 365 12.6%
Black Protestant 150 5.2%
Catholic 128 4.4%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.3%
With a disability: 19.0%
Bachelor's or higher: 20.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 10th 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: Alma, Clay Center, Franklin, Hastings, Holdrege, Minden, Nelson, Red Cloud

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 0; 0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 0

NHTSA FARS 2023