Jury Pool Profile
Johnson County, Nebraska
- County seat
- Tecumseh
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,218
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,261.
At a glance
Johnson County is a 5,218-person venue. The county population is 79% White (Census race-alone categories). 12% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $67,442, $9,136 below the NE state median of $76,578; 17.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Public administration, at 28.9% of covered employment, average pay $76,076/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.55%, above the 2.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 66% to 70% of the vote across the three. 21% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, 971 people in barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 5,261
- Median household income
- $57,632
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 79% / 5%.
Johnson County has a population of 5,261, with a median age of 41.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 78.9%; Black residents 4.7%. Independently, 11.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $67,442; 17.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 23.9%.
Public administration is the largest employment sector at 28.9% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 23.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.55%, above the Nebraska state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 68%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Johnson County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 69.5% in 2024, 68.0% in 2020, 65.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 9.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
9.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.1% of the adult civilian population (256 individuals).