Jury Pool Profile

Pierce County, Nebraska

Republican +76 (2024)

Population: 7,312
Median household income: $75,938
Unemployment: 2.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 6,967 95.3%
Black or African American alone 29 0.4%
Asian alone 16 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 30 0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 20 0.3%
Two or more races 250 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 181 2.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.7

Under 18 1,857 25.4%
18–24 508 6.9%
25–44 1,669 22.8%
45–64 1,843 25.2%
65 and over 1,435 19.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.5%; -0.41 pp vs. state
County GDP: $737.8M; 0.39% of state
Avg. annual pay: $47,779
Establishments: 244

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 582 29.6%
Trade, transportation & utilities 428 21.8%
Construction 204 10.4%
Public administration 137 7.0%
Professional & business services 137 7.0%
Leisure & hospitality 132 6.7%
Financial activities 97 4.9%
Manufacturing 89 4.5%
Natural resources & mining 82 4.2%
Information 51 2.6%
Other services 28 1.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 78.5%
Median gross rent: $850
Owner-occupied: 2,245
Renter-occupied: 614

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,897 votes cast

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

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.3% speak only English at home

Spanish 91 1.3%
German 12 0.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 8 0.1%
Slavic languages 3 0.0%
Other 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 2,859
Family households: 2,049; 71.7% of households
Married w/ children: 1,794
Single-mother households: 146
Veterans: 368; 6.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

75.2% overall adherence rate

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%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.8%
With a disability: 10.9%
Bachelor's or higher: 22.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

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

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 55 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023