Jury Pool Profile

Polk County, Nebraska

Republican +64 (2024)

Population: 5,209
Median household income: $71,771
Unemployment: 2.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 4,801 92.2%
Black or African American alone 4 0.1%
Asian alone 4 0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 4 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 123 2.4%
Two or more races 273 5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 301 5.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.7

Under 18 1,164 22.3%
18–24 412 7.9%
25–44 1,061 20.4%
45–64 1,369 26.3%
65 and over 1,203 23.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.6%; -0.33 pp vs. state
County GDP: $467.1M; 0.25% of state
Avg. annual pay: $47,530
Establishments: 172

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 535 37.2%
Trade, transportation & utilities 348 24.2%
Natural resources & mining 201 14.0%
Public administration 127 8.8%
Construction 52 3.6%
Financial activities 41 2.9%
Leisure & hospitality 39 2.7%
Manufacturing 27 1.9%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 81.6%
Median gross rent: $692
Owner-occupied: 1,680
Renter-occupied: 378

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 2,819 votes cast

Republican 2,296 81.4%
Democratic 501 17.8%
Other / third-party 22 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.0% speak only English at home

Spanish 199 4.0%
Chinese 16 0.3%
German 14 0.3%
Arabic 9 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 5 0.1%
Other Indo-European 3 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 2,058
Family households: 1,379; 67.0% of households
Married w/ children: 1,225
Single-mother households: 56
Veterans: 331; 8.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

51.5% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 1,350 25.9%
Catholic 854 16.4%
Evangelical Protestant 479 9.2%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.6%
With a disability: 11.4%
Bachelor's or higher: 18.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 5th 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: Albion, Aurora, Central City, Columbus, David City, Fullerton, Osceola, Schuyler, Seward, Wahoo, York

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 74.17 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 2

NHTSA FARS 2023