Jury Pool Profile

Nuckolls County, Nebraska

Republican +64 (2024)

Population: 4,089
Median household income: $70,201
Unemployment: 2.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 3,854 94.3%
Black or African American alone 8 0.2%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 13 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 8 0.2%
Some other race alone 48 1.2%
Two or more races 158 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 141 3.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 50.5

Under 18 765 18.7%
18–24 232 5.7%
25–44 838 20.5%
45–64 1,095 26.8%
65 and over 1,159 28.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.6%; -0.39 pp vs. state
County GDP: $383.7M; 0.2% of state
Avg. annual pay: $42,423
Establishments: 187

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 668 42.8%
Trade, transportation & utilities 378 24.2%
Public administration 148 9.5%
Leisure & hospitality 95 6.1%
Professional & business services 77 4.9%
Financial activities 66 4.2%
Natural resources & mining 41 2.6%
Construction 39 2.5%
Manufacturing 6 0.4%
Other services 4 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 81.5%
Median gross rent: $616
Owner-occupied: 1,482
Renter-occupied: 337

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 2,258 votes cast

Republican 1,836 81.3%
Democratic 399 17.7%
Other / third-party 23 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.9% speak only English at home

Spanish 59 1.5%
Other Asian/Pacific 8 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 6 0.2%
Arabic 6 0.2%
Other 2 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 1,819
Family households: 1,145; 62.9% of households
Married w/ children: 1,013
Single-mother households: 35
Veterans: 312; 9.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

59.3% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 893 21.8%
Mainline Protestant 845 20.6%
Catholic 687 16.8%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 3 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 88.9%
With a disability: 14.5%
Bachelor's or higher: 26.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 10th 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: Alma, Clay Center, Franklin, Hastings, Holdrege, Minden, Nelson, Red Cloud

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