Jury Pool Profile

Keith County, Nebraska

Republican +64 (2024)

Population: 8,239
Median household income: $58,132
Unemployment: 2.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 7,274 88.3%
Black or African American alone 109 1.3%
Asian alone 55 0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 7 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 3 0.0%
Some other race alone 190 2.3%
Two or more races 601 7.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 741 9.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 49

Under 18 1,708 20.7%
18–24 455 5.5%
25–44 1,572 19.1%
45–64 2,232 27.1%
65 and over 2,272 27.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.6%; -0.39 pp vs. state
County GDP: $526.3M; 0.28% of state
Avg. annual pay: $46,634
Establishments: 398

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 1,019 30.5%
Education & health services 548 16.4%
Leisure & hospitality 538 16.1%
Manufacturing 252 7.5%
Public administration 248 7.4%
Professional & business services 210 6.3%
Financial activities 176 5.3%
Natural resources & mining 167 5.0%
Construction 100 3.0%
Other services 66 2.0%
Information 23 0.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 70.8%
Median gross rent: $772
Owner-occupied: 2,793
Renter-occupied: 1,153

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,199 votes cast

Republican 3,416 81.4%
Democratic 731 17.4%
Other / third-party 52 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.1% speak only English at home

Spanish 320 4.1%
German 23 0.3%
Tagalog 18 0.2%
Vietnamese 8 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 8 0.1%
Korean 6 0.1%
Other Indo-European 3 0.0%
Other 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 3,946
Family households: 2,246; 56.9% of households
Married w/ children: 1,989
Single-mother households: 139
Veterans: 544; 8.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

53.9% overall adherence rate

Catholic 1,825 21.9%
Mainline Protestant 1,473 17.7%
Evangelical Protestant 1,045 12.5%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 150 1.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.1%
With a disability: 15.0%
Bachelor's or higher: 21.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 11th Judicial District Court
Judges: 4 (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: Arthur, Beaver City, Benkelman, Elwood, Grant, Hayes Center, Imperial, Lexington, McCook, Mullen, North Platte, Ogallala, Stapleton, Stockville, Thedford, Trenton, Tryon

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 45.93 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023