Jury Pool Profile
Otoe County, Nebraska
- County seat
- Nebraska City
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 16,531
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 16,241.
At a glance
Otoe County is a 16,531-person venue. The county population is 87% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $81,191, $4,613 above the NE state median of $76,578; 27.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 21.6% of covered employment, average pay $55,879/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.8%, below the 2.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 66% to 69% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 16,241
- Median household income
- $82,188
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 1%.
Otoe County has a population of 16,241, with a median age of 41.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 86.6%; Black residents 1.0%. Independently, 9.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $81,191; 27.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 21.6%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 21.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.8%, below the Nebraska state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 68%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Otoe County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 68.9% in 2024, 67.6% in 2020, 66.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 9.4% of the adult civilian population (1,160 individuals).