Jury Pool Profile

Hooker County, Nebraska

Republican +74 (2024)

Population: 613
Median household income: $45,854
Unemployment: 4.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 534 87.1%
Black or African American alone 11 1.8%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 7 1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 12 2.0%
Two or more races 49 8.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44.8

Under 18 98 16.0%
18–24 86 14.0%
25–44 124 20.2%
45–64 136 22.2%
65 and over 169 27.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.9%; +1.91 pp vs. state
County GDP: $38.8M; 0.02% of state
Avg. annual pay: $33,709
Establishments: 31

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 68 25.8%
Public administration 46 17.4%
Trade, transportation & utilities 31 11.7%
Other services 14 5.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 59.9%
Median gross rent: $581
Owner-occupied: 188
Renter-occupied: 126

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 427 votes cast

Republican 369 86.4%
Democratic 55 12.9%
Other / third-party 3 0.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

99.1% speak only English at home

Spanish 5 0.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 314
Family households: 106; 33.8% of households
Married w/ children: 98
Single-mother households: 8
Veterans: 23; 4.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

116.6% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 296 41.6%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 219 30.8%
Evangelical Protestant 172 24.2%
Catholic 142 20.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 91.7%
With a disability: 18.4%
Bachelor's or higher: 20.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 11th Judicial District Court
Judges: 4 (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: Arthur, Beaver City, Benkelman, Elwood, Grant, Hayes Center, Imperial, Lexington, McCook, Mullen, North Platte, Ogallala, Stapleton, Stockville, Thedford, Trenton, Tryon

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 0; 0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 0

NHTSA FARS 2023