Jury Pool Profile

Hamilton County, Nebraska

Republican +60 (2024)

Population: 9,438
Median household income: $79,884
Unemployment: 2.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 8,820 93.5%
Black or African American alone 21 0.2%
Asian alone 36 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 47 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 1 0.0%
Some other race alone 45 0.5%
Two or more races 468 5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 384 4.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.3

Under 18 2,322 24.6%
18–24 672 7.1%
25–44 2,141 22.7%
45–64 2,369 25.1%
65 and over 1,934 20.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.4%; -0.52 pp vs. state
County GDP: $926.7M; 0.49% of state
Avg. annual pay: $55,251
Establishments: 384

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 1,102 27.7%
Education & health services 790 19.8%
Manufacturing 617 15.5%
Leisure & hospitality 318 8.0%
Construction 232 5.8%
Professional & business services 180 4.5%
Public administration 176 4.4%
Natural resources & mining 163 4.1%
Financial activities 144 3.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 83.0%
Median gross rent: $776
Owner-occupied: 2,903
Renter-occupied: 596

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,547 votes cast

Republican 4,416 79.6%
Democratic 1,067 19.2%
Other / third-party 64 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.8% speak only English at home

Spanish 185 2.1%
German 5 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 4 0.0%
Korean 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 3,499
Family households: 2,632; 75.2% of households
Married w/ children: 2,330
Single-mother households: 105
Veterans: 531; 7.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

62.2% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 2,870 30.4%
Evangelical Protestant 1,918 20.3%
Catholic 835 8.9%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 241 2.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.2%
With a disability: 10.8%
Bachelor's or higher: 29.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 5th 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: Albion, Aurora, Central City, Columbus, David City, Fullerton, Osceola, Schuyler, Seward, Wahoo, York

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 1; 14.05 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023