Jury Pool Profile

Morrill County, Nebraska

Republican +68 (2024)

Population: 4,544
Median household income: $59,773
Unemployment: 3.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 3,876 85.3%
Black or African American alone 4 0.1%
Asian alone 48 1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 41 0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 94 2.1%
Two or more races 481 10.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 658 14.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.3

Under 18 1,017 22.4%
18–24 378 8.3%
25–44 1,041 22.9%
45–64 1,138 25.0%
65 and over 970 21.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.0%; +0 pp vs. state
County GDP: $472.9M; 0.25% of state
Avg. annual pay: $48,331
Establishments: 184

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 555 35.8%
Trade, transportation & utilities 343 22.1%
Natural resources & mining 152 9.8%
Public administration 137 8.8%
Leisure & hospitality 137 8.8%
Financial activities 63 4.1%
Professional & business services 61 3.9%
Construction 50 3.2%
Manufacturing 41 2.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 78.0%
Median gross rent: $744
Owner-occupied: 1,474
Renter-occupied: 416

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 2,426 votes cast

Republican 2,026 83.5%
Democratic 366 15.1%
Other / third-party 34 1.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

92.2% speak only English at home

Spanish 265 6.2%
German 36 0.8%
Other Indo-European 26 0.6%
Chinese 3 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 1,890
Family households: 1,207; 63.9% of households
Married w/ children: 963
Single-mother households: 63
Veterans: 264; 7.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

51.1% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 1,046 23.0%
Catholic 709 15.6%
Mainline Protestant 515 11.3%
Orthodox 55 1.2%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.0%
With a disability: 14.0%
Bachelor's or higher: 21.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 12th Judicial District Court
Judges: 3 (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: Alliance, Bridgeport, Chadron, Chappell, Gering, Harrisburg, Harrison, Hyannis, Kimball, Oshkosh, Rushville, Sidney

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