Jury Pool Profile

Gage County, Nebraska

Republican +39 (2024)

Population: 21,646
Median household income: $64,426
Unemployment: 3.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 20,514 94.8%
Black or African American alone 209 1.0%
Asian alone 128 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 70 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 194 0.9%
Two or more races 531 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 695 3.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.8

Under 18 4,961 22.9%
18–24 1,496 6.9%
25–44 4,760 22.0%
45–64 5,694 26.3%
65 and over 4,735 21.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.2%; +0.23 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.6B; 0.84% of state
Avg. annual pay: $48,917
Establishments: 744

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 2,624 30.2%
Trade, transportation & utilities 2,007 23.1%
Manufacturing 1,546 17.8%
Leisure & hospitality 701 8.1%
Public administration 463 5.3%
Construction 419 4.8%
Professional & business services 262 3.0%
Other services 246 2.8%
Financial activities 233 2.7%
Natural resources & mining 115 1.3%
Information 60 0.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 72.3%
Median gross rent: $770
Owner-occupied: 6,622
Renter-occupied: 2,540

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 10,916 votes cast

Republican 7,523 68.9%
Democratic 3,242 29.7%
Other / third-party 151 1.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.9% speak only English at home

Spanish 363 1.8%
German 101 0.5%
Chinese 64 0.3%
French (incl. Cajun) 48 0.2%
Other Indo-European 26 0.1%
Slavic languages 23 0.1%
Other 8 0.0%
Tagalog 5 0.0%
Arabic 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 9,162
Family households: 5,698; 62.2% of households
Married w/ children: 4,578
Single-mother households: 496
Veterans: 1,229; 7.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

61.3% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 7,121 32.8%
Evangelical Protestant 4,189 19.3%
Catholic 1,558 7.2%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 441 2.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.8%
With a disability: 16.6%
Bachelor's or higher: 22.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

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

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 2; 11.99 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 2

NHTSA FARS 2023