Pierce County, Nebraska

• White (non-Hispanic) 6,854 93.6%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 198 2.7%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 29 0.4%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 15 0.2%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 173 2.4%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 32 0.4%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 24 0.3%

• Under 18 1,849 25.2%
• 18–24 508 6.9%
• 25–44 1,709 23.3%
• 45–64 1,803 24.6%
• 65 and over 1,456 19.9%

Median household income

$85,583

90% interval $75,532–$95,634

+$9,005 vs NE · 5th of 93

Below poverty line

9.0%

90% interval 6.7%–11.3%

−1.6 pp vs NE · 72nd of 93

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.4%

−0.63 pp vs. state

County GDP

$737.8M

0.39% of state

Avg. annual pay

$48,571

Establishments

239

• Education & health services 584 29.7%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 424 21.5%
• Construction 205 10.4%
• Professional & business services 138 7.0%
• Public administration 135 6.9%
• Leisure & hospitality 134 6.8%
• Financial activities 98 5.0%
• Natural resources & mining 97 4.9%
• Manufacturing 88 4.5%
• Information 39 2.0%
• Other services 26 1.3%

Home ownership

78.1%

+11.6 pp vs NE · 33rd of 93

Median gross rent

$884

−$188 vs NE · 24th of 93

Owner-occupied

2,221

Renter-occupied

621

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 62% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Manufacturing, $105,156/yr) pays 9.6× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $10,900/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 8.2 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 3,420 87.8%
• Democratic 446 11.4%
• Other / third-party 31 0.8%

• Spanish 130 1.9%
• German or other West Germanic 9 0.1%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 3 0.0%

Households

2,842

Family households

2,104

74.0% of households

Married couples w/ children

660

31.4% of families

Single-mother families

122

5.8% of families

Veterans

344

6.3% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 2,891 39.5%
• Mainline Protestant 1,309 17.9%
• Catholic 1,298 17.7%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%

Health insured

95.5%

±1.4 pp

Uninsured

4.5%

±1.4 pp

84th of 93

With a disability

11.1%

±1.9 pp

78th of 93

Bachelor's or higher

23.7%

±2.8 pp

−10.9 pp vs NE · 54th of 93

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

6.5%

90% interval 5.7%–7.3% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

7th Judicial District Court

Judges

2 (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

Center, Madison, Neligh, Pierce, Stanton, Wayne, West Point

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

1

18.26 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

1