Jury Pool Profile

Phelps County, Nebraska

Republican +68 (2024)

Population: 8,983
Median household income: $65,988
Unemployment: 2.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 8,337 92.8%
Black or African American alone 73 0.8%
Asian alone 10 0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 33 0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 6 0.1%
Some other race alone 57 0.6%
Two or more races 467 5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 581 6.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.7

Under 18 2,177 24.2%
18–24 700 7.8%
25–44 2,084 23.2%
45–64 2,171 24.2%
65 and over 1,851 20.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.4%; -0.6 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.0B; 0.54% of state
Avg. annual pay: $57,718
Establishments: 421

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 1,520 31.5%
Education & health services 1,260 26.1%
Natural resources & mining 422 8.7%
Leisure & hospitality 378 7.8%
Public administration 288 6.0%
Manufacturing 240 5.0%
Construction 230 4.8%
Financial activities 183 3.8%
Professional & business services 164 3.4%
Other services 106 2.2%
Information 37 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 69.9%
Median gross rent: $724
Owner-occupied: 2,668
Renter-occupied: 1,151

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,965 votes cast

Republican 4,158 83.7%
Democratic 758 15.3%
Other / third-party 49 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.1% speak only English at home

Spanish 348 4.1%
German 39 0.5%
French (incl. Cajun) 18 0.2%
Other 3 0.0%
Slavic languages 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 3,819
Family households: 2,265; 59.3% of households
Married w/ children: 1,850
Single-mother households: 108
Veterans: 550; 8.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

38.1% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 1,396 15.6%
Mainline Protestant 1,117 12.5%
Catholic 592 6.6%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 311 3.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.2%
With a disability: 12.5%
Bachelor's or higher: 26.7%

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: 1; 14.69 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023