Jury Pool Profile

Keya Paha County, Nebraska

Republican +84 (2024)

Population: 939
Median household income: $60,313
Unemployment: 3.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 881 93.8%
Black or African American alone 1 0.1%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 0 0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 21 2.2%
Two or more races 36 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 34 3.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 49

Under 18 235 25.0%
18–24 74 7.9%
25–44 119 12.7%
45–64 278 29.6%
65 and over 233 24.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.7%; +0.71 pp vs. state
County GDP: $52.9M; 0.03% of state
Avg. annual pay: $33,622
Establishments: 32

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 35 25.0%
Public administration 32 22.9%
Natural resources & mining 31 22.1%
Trade, transportation & utilities 19 13.6%
Other services 8 5.7%
Information 2 1.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 80.1%
Median gross rent: $867
Owner-occupied: 262
Renter-occupied: 65

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 544 votes cast

Republican 500 91.9%
Democratic 44 8.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.7% speak only English at home

Spanish 24 2.7%
German 10 1.1%
Slavic languages 4 0.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 327
Family households: 230; 70.3% of households
Married w/ children: 187
Single-mother households: 16
Veterans: 45; 6.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

67.9% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 392 51.0%
Mainline Protestant 130 16.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.7%
With a disability: 12.7%
Bachelor's or higher: 25.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 8th Judicial District Court
Judges: 2 (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: Ainsworth, Bartlett, Bassett, Brewster, Broken Bow, Burwell, Butte, Greeley, Loup City, O'Neill, Ord, Saint Paul, Springview, Taylor, Valentine

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 0; 0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 0

NHTSA FARS 2023