Jury Pool Profile

McPherson County, Nebraska

Republican +90 (2024)

Population: 463
Median household income: $61,316
Unemployment: 4.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 460 99.4%
Black or African American alone 0 0.0%
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 0 0.0%
Two or more races 3 0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 46.6

Under 18 95 20.5%
18–24 36 7.8%
25–44 87 18.8%
45–64 145 31.3%
65 and over 100 21.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.4%; +1.42 pp vs. state
County GDP: $33.3M; 0.02% of state
Avg. annual pay: $43,570
Establishments: 10

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 25 48.1%
Public administration 12 23.1%
Trade, transportation & utilities 1 1.9%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 73.0%
Median gross rent: $653
Owner-occupied: 143
Renter-occupied: 53

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 283 votes cast

Republican 267 94.3%
Democratic 12 4.2%
Other / third-party 4 1.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.9% speak only English at home

German 9 2.0%
Spanish 3 0.7%
French (incl. Cajun) 2 0.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 196
Family households: 147; 75.0% of households
Married w/ children: 143
Single-mother households: 0
Veterans: 24; 6.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

33.6% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 88 22.1%
Evangelical Protestant 46 11.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 96.3%
With a disability: 9.3%
Bachelor's or higher: 24.4%

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

NHTSA FARS 2023