Jury Pool Profile

Holt County, Nebraska

Republican +74 (2024)

Population: 10,093
Median household income: $67,225
Unemployment: 2.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 9,457 93.7%
Black or African American alone 32 0.3%
Asian alone 46 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 25 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 237 2.3%
Two or more races 296 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 556 5.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.8

Under 18 2,547 25.2%
18–24 657 6.5%
25–44 2,137 21.2%
45–64 2,486 24.6%
65 and over 2,266 22.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.3%; -0.63 pp vs. state
County GDP: $913.3M; 0.48% of state
Avg. annual pay: $47,877
Establishments: 516

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 1,323 30.0%
Trade, transportation & utilities 1,167 26.5%
Natural resources & mining 418 9.5%
Leisure & hospitality 326 7.4%
Public administration 292 6.6%
Financial activities 204 4.6%
Construction 191 4.3%
Professional & business services 184 4.2%
Manufacturing 135 3.1%
Other services 111 2.5%
Information 50 1.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 72.8%
Median gross rent: $724
Owner-occupied: 2,960
Renter-occupied: 1,104

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,442 votes cast

Republican 4,708 86.5%
Democratic 681 12.5%
Other / third-party 53 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.3% speak only English at home

Spanish 369 3.9%
Chinese 27 0.3%
Other Indo-European 22 0.2%
German 15 0.2%
Tagalog 7 0.1%
Slavic languages 5 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 4,064
Family households: 2,564; 63.1% of households
Married w/ children: 2,106
Single-mother households: 125
Veterans: 534; 7.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

83.2% overall adherence rate

Catholic 4,022 39.7%
Evangelical Protestant 2,675 26.4%
Mainline Protestant 1,447 14.3%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 281 2.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.0%
With a disability: 13.4%
Bachelor's or higher: 27.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 8th Judicial District Court
Judges: 2 (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: Ainsworth, Bartlett, Bassett, Brewster, Broken Bow, Burwell, Butte, Greeley, Loup City, O'Neill, Ord, Saint Paul, Springview, Taylor, Valentine

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 1; 13.25 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023