Jury Pool Profile

Nemaha County, Nebraska

Republican +45 (2024)

Population: 7,035
Median household income: $60,132
Unemployment: 3.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 6,355 90.3%
Black or African American alone 87 1.2%
Asian alone 18 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 28 0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 85 1.2%
Two or more races 462 6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 219 3.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39

Under 18 1,554 22.1%
18–24 862 12.3%
25–44 1,620 23.0%
45–64 1,551 22.0%
65 and over 1,448 20.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.4%; +0.48 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.1B; 0.56% of state
Avg. annual pay: $67,430
Establishments: 221

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 1,067 36.0%
Education & health services 909 30.6%
Public administration 283 9.5%
Manufacturing 199 6.7%
Leisure & hospitality 192 6.5%
Financial activities 90 3.0%
Other services 66 2.2%
Professional & business services 60 2.0%
Construction 57 1.9%
Natural resources & mining 35 1.2%
Information 10 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 70.6%
Median gross rent: $727
Owner-occupied: 1,985
Renter-occupied: 827

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,418 votes cast

Republican 2,443 71.5%
Democratic 915 26.8%
Other / third-party 60 1.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.6% speak only English at home

Spanish 192 2.9%
German 42 0.6%
Tagalog 14 0.2%
Arabic 14 0.2%
Other 13 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 9 0.1%
Slavic languages 5 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 5 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 2,812
Family households: 1,627; 57.9% of households
Married w/ children: 1,247
Single-mother households: 141
Veterans: 416; 7.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

46.3% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 1,753 24.8%
Evangelical Protestant 1,034 14.6%
Catholic 478 6.8%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 7 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 89.7%
With a disability: 17.5%
Bachelor's or higher: 29.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 1st 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: Auburn, Beatrice, Fairbury, Falls City, Geneva, Hebron, Nebraska City, Pawnee City, Tecumseh, Wilber

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 1; 18.24 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023