Jury Pool Profile

Lincoln County, Nebraska

Republican +55 (2024)

Population: 34,122
Median household income: $64,342
Unemployment: 2.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 30,539 89.5%
Black or African American alone 288 0.8%
Asian alone 276 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 354 1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 7 0.0%
Some other race alone 870 2.5%
Two or more races 1,788 5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,099 9.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.4

Under 18 7,889 23.1%
18–24 2,447 7.2%
25–44 7,990 23.4%
45–64 8,794 25.8%
65 and over 7,002 20.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.8%; -0.15 pp vs. state
County GDP: $3.3B; 1.75% of state
Avg. annual pay: $52,150
Establishments: 1,126

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 4,119 27.9%
Trade, transportation & utilities 4,116 27.9%
Leisure & hospitality 2,067 14.0%
Public administration 1,037 7.0%
Construction 825 5.6%
Professional & business services 670 4.5%
Financial activities 546 3.7%
Natural resources & mining 427 2.9%
Other services 403 2.7%
Manufacturing 366 2.5%
Information 160 1.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 64.2%
Median gross rent: $867
Owner-occupied: 9,357
Renter-occupied: 5,228

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 16,464 votes cast

Republican 12,674 77.0%
Democratic 3,586 21.8%
Other / third-party 204 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.3% speak only English at home

Spanish 1,008 3.1%
German 169 0.5%
Slavic languages 100 0.3%
Other Indo-European 94 0.3%
Vietnamese 90 0.3%
Other 26 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 23 0.1%
Tagalog 19 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 14,585
Family households: 8,824; 60.5% of households
Married w/ children: 6,738
Single-mother households: 1,014
Veterans: 2,312; 8.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

25.8% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 4,271 12.3%
Mainline Protestant 3,288 9.5%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,115 3.2%
Catholic 283 0.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.2%
With a disability: 17.9%
Bachelor's or higher: 20.4%

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: 7; 26.68 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 6

NHTSA FARS 2023