Jury Pool Profile

Garden County, Nebraska

Republican +70 (2024)

Population: 1,620
Median household income: $44,777
Unemployment: 3.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 1,536 94.8%
Black or African American alone 1 0.1%
Asian alone 4 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 51 3.1%
Two or more races 27 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 53 3.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 54.1

Under 18 290 17.9%
18–24 84 5.2%
25–44 329 20.3%
45–64 401 24.8%
65 and over 516 31.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.5%; +0.5 pp vs. state
County GDP: $106.6M; 0.06% of state
Avg. annual pay: $43,761
Establishments: 72

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 92 18.5%
Public administration 84 16.9%
Natural resources & mining 81 16.3%
Education & health services 78 15.7%
Financial activities 22 4.4%
Other services 12 2.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 78.4%
Median gross rent: $675
Owner-occupied: 648
Renter-occupied: 179

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,117 votes cast

Republican 949 85.0%
Democratic 162 14.5%
Other / third-party 6 0.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.0% speak only English at home

Spanish 19 1.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 8 0.5%
Tagalog 4 0.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 827
Family households: 410; 49.6% of households
Married w/ children: 313
Single-mother households: 53
Veterans: 159; 12% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

47.0% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 373 19.9%
Evangelical Protestant 254 13.6%
Catholic 253 13.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 90.8%
With a disability: 20.2%
Bachelor's or higher: 20.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 12th 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: Alliance, Bridgeport, Chadron, Chappell, Gering, Harrisburg, Harrison, Hyannis, Kimball, Oshkosh, Rushville, Sidney

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