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Jury Pool Profile

Gosper County, Nebraska

Republican +63 (2024)
Population
1,929
Median household income
$79,145
Unemployment
3.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 1,833 95.0%
  • Black or African American alone 0 0.0%
  • Asian alone 0 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 8 0.4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 7 0.4%
  • Some other race alone 2 0.1%
  • Two or more races 79 4.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 123 6.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 49.2

  • Under 18 364 18.9%
  • 18–24 107 5.5%
  • 25–44 377 19.5%
  • 45–64 594 30.8%
  • 65 and over 487 25.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.0%
+0.09 pp vs. state
County GDP
$122.9M
0.06% of state
Avg. annual pay
$50,932
Establishments
76

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 110 24.3%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 94 20.8%
  • Public administration 55 12.2%
  • Natural resources & mining 55 12.2%
  • Financial activities 43 9.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 24 5.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
82.1%
Median gross rent
$797
Owner-occupied
638
Renter-occupied
139

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,118 votes cast

  • Republican 907 81.1%
  • Democratic 203 18.2%
  • Other / third-party 8 0.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.3% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 46 2.5%
  • German 4 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
777
Family households
549
70.7% of households
Married w/ children
502
Single-mother households
13
Veterans
115
7.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

50.1% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 632 33.4%
  • Mainline Protestant 202 10.7%
  • Catholic 114 6.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
88.5%
With a disability
12.0%
Bachelor's or higher
28.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
11th Judicial District Court
Judges
4 (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
Arthur, Beaver City, Benkelman, Elwood, Grant, Hayes Center, Imperial, Lexington, McCook, Mullen, North Platte, Ogallala, Stapleton, Stockville, Thedford, Trenton, Tryon

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
3
191.69 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Gosper County, Nebraska to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.