Jury Pool Profile

Nance County, Nebraska

Republican +60 (2024)

Population: 3,342
Median household income: $65,438
Unemployment: 2.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 3,177 95.1%
Black or African American alone 11 0.3%
Asian alone 4 0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 26 0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 18 0.5%
Two or more races 106 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 78 2.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.6

Under 18 782 23.4%
18–24 234 7.0%
25–44 718 21.5%
45–64 906 27.1%
65 and over 702 21.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.5%; -0.41 pp vs. state
County GDP: $216.4M; 0.11% of state
Avg. annual pay: $44,077
Establishments: 112

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 383 41.2%
Trade, transportation & utilities 201 21.6%
Public administration 89 9.6%
Natural resources & mining 84 9.0%
Financial activities 52 5.6%
Leisure & hospitality 43 4.6%
Other services 36 3.9%
Professional & business services 23 2.5%
Construction 18 1.9%
Information 1 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 78.7%
Median gross rent: $776
Owner-occupied: 1,059
Renter-occupied: 287

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,837 votes cast

Republican 1,462 79.6%
Democratic 352 19.2%
Other / third-party 23 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.4% speak only English at home

Spanish 34 1.1%
German 8 0.3%
Other Indo-European 7 0.2%
Slavic languages 3 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 1,346
Family households: 857; 63.7% of households
Married w/ children: 709
Single-mother households: 56
Veterans: 182; 7.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

59.4% overall adherence rate

Catholic 1,272 37.6%
Mainline Protestant 530 15.7%
Evangelical Protestant 205 6.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.5%
With a disability: 16.1%
Bachelor's or higher: 18.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 5th 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: Albion, Aurora, Central City, Columbus, David City, Fullerton, Osceola, Schuyler, Seward, Wahoo, York

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 117.19 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023