Jury Pool Profile
Greeley County, Nebraska
- County seat
- Greeley
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 2,154
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 2,202.
At a glance
Greeley County is a 2,154-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $67,393, $9,185 below the NE state median of $76,578; 21.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 25.8% of covered employment, average pay $40,441/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.1%, above the 2.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 83% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 2,202
- Median household income
- $63,929
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 1%.
Greeley County has a population of 2,202, with a median age of 44.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.5%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 3.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $67,393; 21.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 14.0%.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 25.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.1%, above the Nebraska state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 81%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Greeley County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 83.4% in 2024, 80.7% in 2020, 78.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish. Veterans account for 10.4% of the adult civilian population (176 individuals).