Furnas County, Nebraska

• White (non-Hispanic) 4,177 91.4%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 232 5.1%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 17 0.4%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 7 0.2%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 90 2.0%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 45 1.0%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%

• Under 18 991 21.7%
• 18–24 342 7.5%
• 25–44 867 19.0%
• 45–64 1,181 25.9%
• 65 and over 1,187 26.0%

Median household income

$62,039

90% interval $54,985–$69,093

−$14,539 vs NE · 80th of 93

Below poverty line

13.2%

90% interval 10.6%–15.8%

+2.6 pp vs NE · 14th of 93

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.5%

−0.45 pp vs. state

County GDP

$300.4M

0.16% of state

Avg. annual pay

$49,173

Establishments

209

• Education & health services 508 28.9%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 352 20.0%
• Public administration 172 9.8%
• Natural resources & mining 163 9.3%
• Professional & business services 149 8.5%
• Manufacturing 116 6.6%
• Information 80 4.6%
• Leisure & hospitality 78 4.4%
• Financial activities 75 4.3%
• Construction 46 2.6%
• Other services 19 1.1%

Home ownership

76.3%

+9.8 pp vs NE · 42nd of 93

Median gross rent

$763

−$309 vs NE · 54th of 93

Owner-occupied

1,534

Renter-occupied

476

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 59% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Information, $67,570/yr) pays 3.9× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $17,522/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 8.4 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 2,043 84.7%
• Democratic 358 14.8%
• Other / third-party 12 0.5%

• Spanish 155 3.6%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 11 0.3%
• German or other West Germanic 2 0.0%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 2 0.0%

Households

2,010

Family households

1,216

60.5% of households

Married couples w/ children

403

33.1% of families

Single-mother families

56

4.6% of families

Veterans

288

8.1% of civilians 18+

• Mainline Protestant 1,718 37.1%
• Evangelical Protestant 1,437 31.0%
• Catholic 374 8.1%

Health insured

94.3%

±1.6 pp

Uninsured

5.7%

±1.6 pp

66th of 93

With a disability

18.4%

±1.9 pp

9th of 93

Bachelor's or higher

24.9%

±2.7 pp

−9.7 pp vs NE · 40th of 93

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

8.6%

90% interval 7.6%–9.6% · Census SAHIE

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

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

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

0

0 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

0