Jury Pool Profile

Garfield County, Nebraska

Republican +77 (2024)

Population: 1,797
Median household income: $68,611
Unemployment: 3.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 1,750 97.4%
Black or African American alone 7 0.4%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 0 0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 21 1.2%
Two or more races 19 1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 38 2.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45

Under 18 388 21.6%
18–24 136 7.6%
25–44 374 20.8%
45–64 403 22.4%
65 and over 496 27.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.1%; +0.16 pp vs. state
County GDP: $114.3M; 0.06% of state
Avg. annual pay: $42,179
Establishments: 108

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 198 25.6%
Trade, transportation & utilities 162 21.0%
Manufacturing 120 15.5%
Public administration 81 10.5%
Leisure & hospitality 57 7.4%
Natural resources & mining 55 7.1%
Other services 34 4.4%
Financial activities 24 3.1%
Construction 20 2.6%
Professional & business services 20 2.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 74.4%
Median gross rent: $519
Owner-occupied: 558
Renter-occupied: 192

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,015 votes cast

Republican 893 88.0%
Democratic 116 11.4%
Other / third-party 6 0.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

99.7% speak only English at home

Other Asian/Pacific 5 0.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 750
Family households: 540; 72.0% of households
Married w/ children: 485
Single-mother households: 30
Veterans: 117; 8.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

93.4% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 714 39.4%
Mainline Protestant 586 32.3%
Catholic 393 21.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.5%
With a disability: 14.9%
Bachelor's or higher: 32.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 8th Judicial District Court
Judges: 2 (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: Ainsworth, Bartlett, Bassett, Brewster, Broken Bow, Burwell, Butte, Greeley, Loup City, O'Neill, Ord, Saint Paul, Springview, Taylor, Valentine

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