Jury Pool Profile

Johnson County, Nebraska

Republican +40 (2024)

Population: 5,263
Median household income: $59,457
Unemployment: 4.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 4,206 79.9%
Black or African American alone 245 4.7%
Asian alone 56 1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 71 1.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 354 6.7%
Two or more races 331 6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 615 11.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.1

Under 18 1,025 19.5%
18–24 481 9.1%
25–44 1,419 27.0%
45–64 1,368 26.0%
65 and over 970 18.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.0%; +1.03 pp vs. state
County GDP: $252.7M; 0.13% of state
Avg. annual pay: $54,239
Establishments: 131

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Public administration 403 28.9%
Education & health services 329 23.6%
Trade, transportation & utilities 278 19.9%
Construction 44 3.2%
Leisure & hospitality 44 3.2%
Financial activities 41 2.9%
Professional & business services 32 2.3%
Manufacturing 6 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 68.5%
Median gross rent: $777
Owner-occupied: 1,198
Renter-occupied: 552

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 2,152 votes cast

Republican 1,496 69.5%
Democratic 625 29.0%
Other / third-party 31 1.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

89.9% speak only English at home

Spanish 436 8.7%
Other Asian/Pacific 48 1.0%
Other 12 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 10 0.2%
German 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 1,750
Family households: 1,150; 65.7% of households
Married w/ children: 913
Single-mother households: 77
Veterans: 287; 6.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

39.7% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 871 16.5%
Catholic 624 11.8%
Mainline Protestant 578 10.9%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 25 0.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 95.0%
With a disability: 18.4%
Bachelor's or higher: 19.0%

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: 2; 47.19 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 2

NHTSA FARS 2023