Jury Pool Profile

Kearney County, Nebraska

Republican +58 (2024)

Population: 6,697
Median household income: $79,167
Unemployment: 2.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 6,234 93.1%
Black or African American alone 2 0.0%
Asian alone 41 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 29 0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 165 2.5%
Two or more races 226 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 434 6.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.3

Under 18 1,695 25.3%
18–24 404 6.0%
25–44 1,582 23.6%
45–64 1,672 25.0%
65 and over 1,344 20.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.6%; -0.37 pp vs. state
County GDP: $618.2M; 0.33% of state
Avg. annual pay: $48,822
Establishments: 208

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 613 30.7%
Trade, transportation & utilities 334 16.7%
Manufacturing 334 16.7%
Natural resources & mining 178 8.9%
Leisure & hospitality 120 6.0%
Public administration 115 5.8%
Construction 80 4.0%
Financial activities 73 3.7%
Other services 60 3.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 78.4%
Median gross rent: $787
Owner-occupied: 2,140
Renter-occupied: 590

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,604 votes cast

Republican 2,828 78.5%
Democratic 736 20.4%
Other / third-party 40 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.8% speak only English at home

Spanish 297 4.7%
German 11 0.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 9 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 7 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 2,730
Family households: 1,876; 68.7% of households
Married w/ children: 1,604
Single-mother households: 119
Veterans: 340; 6.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

50.3% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 1,909 28.5%
Evangelical Protestant 835 12.5%
Catholic 618 9.2%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.8%
With a disability: 9.0%
Bachelor's or higher: 32.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 10th 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: Alma, Clay Center, Franklin, Hastings, Holdrege, Minden, Nelson, Red Cloud

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 2; 39.98 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 2

NHTSA FARS 2023