Jury Pool Profile

Jefferson County, Nebraska

Republican +45 (2024)

Population: 7,155
Median household income: $60,568
Unemployment: 3.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 6,680 93.4%
Black or African American alone 45 0.6%
Asian alone 2 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 19 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 68 1.0%
Two or more races 341 4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 379 5.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44.7

Under 18 1,628 22.8%
18–24 491 6.9%
25–44 1,482 20.7%
45–64 1,789 25.0%
65 and over 1,765 24.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.2%; +0.24 pp vs. state
County GDP: $556.9M; 0.29% of state
Avg. annual pay: $48,125
Establishments: 276

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 731 21.7%
Trade, transportation & utilities 696 20.6%
Manufacturing 674 20.0%
Natural resources & mining 326 9.7%
Public administration 281 8.3%
Construction 211 6.3%
Leisure & hospitality 152 4.5%
Professional & business services 119 3.5%
Other services 79 2.3%
Financial activities 57 1.7%
Information 45 1.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 72.2%
Median gross rent: $659
Owner-occupied: 2,247
Renter-occupied: 867

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,631 votes cast

Republican 2,614 72.0%
Democratic 968 26.7%
Other / third-party 49 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.6% speak only English at home

Spanish 258 3.8%
German 34 0.5%
French (incl. Cajun) 3 0.0%
Other Indo-European 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 3,114
Family households: 1,804; 57.9% of households
Married w/ children: 1,577
Single-mother households: 100
Veterans: 391; 7.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

63.7% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 2,381 32.9%
Mainline Protestant 1,916 26.5%
Catholic 313 4.3%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.3%
With a disability: 21.0%
Bachelor's or higher: 19.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 1st 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: Auburn, Beatrice, Fairbury, Falls City, Geneva, Hebron, Nebraska City, Pawnee City, Tecumseh, Wilber

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 1; 18.09 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023