Jury Pool Profile

Harlan County, Nebraska

Republican +68 (2024)

Population: 3,006
Median household income: $70,536
Unemployment: 2.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 2,830 94.1%
Black or African American alone 6 0.2%
Asian alone 40 1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 0 0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 13 0.4%
Two or more races 117 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 70 2.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 47.1

Under 18 700 23.3%
18–24 184 6.1%
25–44 547 18.2%
45–64 766 25.5%
65 and over 809 26.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.3%; -0.64 pp vs. state
County GDP: $267.4M; 0.14% of state
Avg. annual pay: $45,165
Establishments: 128

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 228 26.7%
Trade, transportation & utilities 223 26.1%
Public administration 108 12.7%
Financial activities 68 8.0%
Natural resources & mining 64 7.5%
Leisure & hospitality 59 6.9%
Professional & business services 34 4.0%
Construction 25 2.9%
Manufacturing 17 2.0%
Information 3 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 84.8%
Median gross rent: $708
Owner-occupied: 1,018
Renter-occupied: 182

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,802 votes cast

Republican 1,506 83.6%
Democratic 280 15.5%
Other / third-party 16 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.3% speak only English at home

Spanish 45 1.6%
Other Asian/Pacific 29 1.0%
German 21 0.7%
Tagalog 6 0.2%
Slavic languages 3 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 1,200
Family households: 774; 64.5% of households
Married w/ children: 693
Single-mother households: 36
Veterans: 197; 8.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

38.6% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 533 17.3%
Evangelical Protestant 447 14.5%
Catholic 207 6.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 91.6%
With a disability: 16.8%
Bachelor's or higher: 24.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 10th 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: Alma, Clay Center, Franklin, Hastings, Holdrege, Minden, Nelson, Red Cloud

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 1; 43.37 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023