Jury Pool Profile
Garfield County, Nebraska
- County seat
- Burwell
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 1,710
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 1,718.
At a glance
Garfield County is a 1,710-person venue. The county population is 98% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $57,062, $19,516 below the NE state median of $76,578; 29.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.2% of covered employment, average pay $40,529/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.68%, below the 2.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 85% to 88% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 1,718
- Median household income
- $62,804
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 98% / 0%.
Garfield County has a population of 1,718, with a median age of 47.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 98.4%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 1.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $57,062; 29.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 6.8%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.68%, below the Nebraska state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 86%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Garfield County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 88.0% in 2024, 86.7% in 2020, 84.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 74% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 0.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
0.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. Veterans account for 7.3% of the adult civilian population (100 individuals).