Jury Pool Profile

Howard County, Nebraska

Republican +63 (2024)

Population: 6,492
Median household income: $74,508
Unemployment: 2.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 6,065 93.4%
Black or African American alone 33 0.5%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 2 0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 68 1.0%
Two or more races 324 5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 194 3.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.3

Under 18 1,648 25.4%
18–24 386 5.9%
25–44 1,408 21.7%
45–64 1,610 24.8%
65 and over 1,440 22.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.7%; -0.3 pp vs. state
County GDP: $288.3M; 0.15% of state
Avg. annual pay: $43,289
Establishments: 214

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 517 32.9%
Trade, transportation & utilities 436 27.8%
Public administration 154 9.8%
Leisure & hospitality 108 6.9%
Natural resources & mining 82 5.2%
Financial activities 75 4.8%
Other services 63 4.0%
Professional & business services 55 3.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 74.1%
Median gross rent: $811
Owner-occupied: 1,847
Renter-occupied: 647

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,550 votes cast

Republican 2,868 80.8%
Democratic 642 18.1%
Other / third-party 40 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.2% speak only English at home

Spanish 135 2.2%
German 21 0.3%
Slavic languages 11 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 2,494
Family households: 1,754; 70.3% of households
Married w/ children: 1,496
Single-mother households: 99
Veterans: 371; 7.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

60.9% overall adherence rate

Catholic 2,433 37.6%
Mainline Protestant 760 11.7%
Evangelical Protestant 750 11.6%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.0%
With a disability: 14.1%
Bachelor's or higher: 23.0%

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: 2; 41.29 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 2

NHTSA FARS 2023