Grant County, Nebraska

• White (non-Hispanic) 601 96.0%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1 0.2%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1 0.2%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 5 0.8%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 12 1.9%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 6 1.0%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%

• Under 18 148 23.6%
• 18–24 38 6.1%
• 25–44 156 24.9%
• 45–64 148 23.6%
• 65 and over 136 21.7%

Median household income

$70,112

90% interval $61,718–$78,506

−$6,466 vs NE · 44th of 93

Below poverty line

11.2%

90% interval 8.3%–14.1%

+0.6 pp vs NE · 42nd of 93

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.7%

−0.24 pp vs. state

County GDP

$48.2M

0.03% of state

Avg. annual pay

$41,003

Establishments

53

• Natural resources & mining 141 48.1%
• Education & health services 50 17.1%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 49 16.7%
• Public administration 24 8.2%
• Construction 11 3.8%
• Other services 5 1.7%

The sectors listed cover 95.6% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

70.8%

+4.3 pp vs NE · 64th of 93

Median gross rent

$867

−$205 vs NE · 31st of 93

Owner-occupied

201

Renter-occupied

83

• Concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 82% of the county workforce. Most panelists likely share employer relationships within these sectors, surface those connections early in voir dire before any institutional-defendant or sector-specific framing.

• Compressed wage spread

  Highest-paid sector pays only 2.2× the lowest ($47,321 vs $21,268/yr), a relatively flat local wage distribution.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 5.5 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 351 95.9%
• Democratic 15 4.1%

• Spanish 7 1.2%

Households

284

Family households

153

53.9% of households

Married couples w/ children

66

43.1% of families

Single-mother families

0

0.0% of families

Veterans

23

4.8% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 227 37.2%
• Catholic 132 21.6%
• Mainline Protestant 43 7.0%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2 0.3%

Health insured

89.5%

±3.4 pp

Uninsured

10.5%

±3.4 pp

7th of 93

With a disability

10.4%

±3.7 pp

87th of 93

Bachelor's or higher

28.6%

±3.7 pp

−6.0 pp vs NE · 23rd of 93

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

6.9%

90% interval 5.7%–8.1% · 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