Jury Pool Profile

Knox County, Nebraska

Republican +63 (2024)

Population: 8,362
Median household income: $64,821
Unemployment: 3.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 7,196 86.1%
Black or African American alone 50 0.6%
Asian alone 36 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 752 9.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 1 0.0%
Some other race alone 39 0.5%
Two or more races 288 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 233 2.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44.5

Under 18 2,004 24.0%
18–24 621 7.4%
25–44 1,593 19.1%
45–64 2,021 24.2%
65 and over 2,123 25.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.0%; +0.03 pp vs. state
County GDP: $873.9M; 0.46% of state
Avg. annual pay: $42,951
Establishments: 328

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 900 31.1%
Trade, transportation & utilities 587 20.3%
Public administration 522 18.0%
Leisure & hospitality 192 6.6%
Natural resources & mining 167 5.8%
Manufacturing 165 5.7%
Construction 101 3.5%
Professional & business services 96 3.3%
Financial activities 90 3.1%
Information 1 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 78.6%
Median gross rent: $692
Owner-occupied: 2,542
Renter-occupied: 693

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,436 votes cast

Republican 3,593 81.0%
Democratic 786 17.7%
Other / third-party 57 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.6% speak only English at home

Spanish 127 1.6%
Other 64 0.8%
Tagalog 19 0.2%
German 16 0.2%
Korean 15 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 13 0.2%
Slavic languages 10 0.1%
Arabic 3 0.0%
Other Indo-European 2 0.0%
Other Asian/Pacific 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 3,235
Family households: 2,166; 67.0% of households
Married w/ children: 1,823
Single-mother households: 135
Veterans: 523; 8.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

78.0% overall adherence rate

Catholic 2,949 35.1%
Mainline Protestant 2,319 27.6%
Evangelical Protestant 1,269 15.1%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 4 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.9%
With a disability: 16.3%
Bachelor's or higher: 19.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 7th 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: Center, Madison, Neligh, Pierce, Stanton, Wayne, West Point

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