Garden County, Nebraska

• White (non-Hispanic) 1,645 93.4%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 76 4.3%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1 0.1%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 8 0.5%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 15 0.9%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 9 0.5%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 7 0.4%

• Under 18 360 20.4%
• 18–24 110 6.2%
• 25–44 361 20.5%
• 45–64 408 23.2%
• 65 and over 522 29.6%

Median household income

$50,767

90% interval $44,821–$56,713

−$25,811 vs NE · 93rd of 93

Below poverty line

16.9%

90% interval 13.1%–20.7%

+6.3 pp vs NE · 1st of 93

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.3%

+0.27 pp vs. state

County GDP

$106.6M

0.06% of state

Avg. annual pay

$45,909

Establishments

70

• Natural resources & mining 93 19.1%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 83 17.0%
• Public administration 80 16.4%
• Education & health services 80 16.4%
• Financial activities 22 4.5%
• Other services 13 2.7%

The sectors listed cover 76.2% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

78.7%

+12.2 pp vs NE · 27th of 93

Median gross rent

$700

−$372 vs NE · 68th of 93

Owner-occupied

675

Renter-occupied

183

• Diversified

  Top three sectors employ 53% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

• Compressed wage spread

  Highest-paid sector pays only 2.4× the lowest ($72,696 vs $30,629/yr), a relatively flat local wage distribution.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 7.0 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

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

• Spanish 35 2.1%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 7 0.4%

Households

858

Family households

460

53.6% of households

Married couples w/ children

105

22.8% of families

Single-mother families

59

12.8% of families

Veterans

144

10.3% of civilians 18+

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

Health insured

91.1%

±3.4 pp

Uninsured

8.9%

±3.4 pp

24th of 93

With a disability

18.9%

±3.8 pp

6th of 93

Bachelor's or higher

21.1%

±4.6 pp

−13.5 pp vs NE · 74th of 93

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

9.4%

90% interval 8.0%–10.8% · Census SAHIE

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

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

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

0

0 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

0