Jury Pool Profile
Knox County, Nebraska
- County seat
- Center
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,335
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,363.
At a glance
Knox County is a 8,335-person venue. The county population is 86% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $60,681, $15,897 below the NE state median of $76,578; 19.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.8% 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 Education & health services, at 30.9% of covered employment, average pay $46,425/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.72%, below the 2.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 81% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,363
- Median household income
- $64,636
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 86% / 1%.
Knox County has a population of 8,363, with a median age of 44.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 85.8%; Black residents 0.7%. Independently, 2.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,681; 19.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 30.9%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 30.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.72%, below the Nebraska state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 79%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Knox County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.0% in 2024, 79.0% in 2020, 78.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 7.8% of the adult civilian population (494 individuals).