Jury Pool Profile
Phelps County, Nebraska
- County seat
- Holdrege
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,994
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,009.
At a glance
Phelps County is a 8,994-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $78,735, $2,157 above the NE state median of $76,578; 29.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 31.0% of covered employment, average pay $67,694/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.28%, below the 2.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking roughly 83% of the vote each time.
- Population
- 9,009
- Median household income
- $68,919
- Unemployment
- 2.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 1%.
Phelps County has a population of 9,009, with a median age of 41.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.1%; Black residents 0.9%. Independently, 6.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $78,735; 29.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 8.9%.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 31.0% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 27.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.28%, below the Nebraska state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 83%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Phelps County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 83.7% in 2024, 82.8% in 2020, 83.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 7.9% of the adult civilian population (537 individuals).