Jury Pool Profile

Red Willow County, Nebraska

Republican +68 (2024)

Population: 10,611
Median household income: $60,000
Unemployment: 2.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 9,567 90.2%
Black or African American alone 90 0.8%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 57 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 321 3.0%
Two or more races 576 5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 655 6.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.2

Under 18 2,348 22.1%
18–24 1,049 9.9%
25–44 2,307 21.7%
45–64 2,682 25.3%
65 and over 2,225 21.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.5%; -0.42 pp vs. state
County GDP: $736.8M; 0.39% of state
Avg. annual pay: $47,527
Establishments: 445

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 1,249 25.2%
Trade, transportation & utilities 1,243 25.0%
Leisure & hospitality 573 11.5%
Public administration 406 8.2%
Manufacturing 384 7.7%
Professional & business services 245 4.9%
Natural resources & mining 223 4.5%
Construction 220 4.4%
Financial activities 211 4.3%
Other services 146 2.9%
Information 64 1.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 73.2%
Median gross rent: $778
Owner-occupied: 3,250
Renter-occupied: 1,192

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,323 votes cast

Republican 4,457 83.7%
Democratic 815 15.3%
Other / third-party 51 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.3% speak only English at home

Spanish 409 4.1%
Other 29 0.3%
Chinese 13 0.1%
German 7 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 4 0.0%
Other Indo-European 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 4,442
Family households: 2,450; 55.2% of households
Married w/ children: 2,064
Single-mother households: 156
Veterans: 507; 6.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

52.4% overall adherence rate

Catholic 1,861 17.4%
Evangelical Protestant 1,738 16.2%
Mainline Protestant 1,631 15.2%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 383 3.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 89.3%
With a disability: 15.9%
Bachelor's or higher: 26.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 11th Judicial District Court
Judges: 4 (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: Arthur, Beaver City, Benkelman, Elwood, Grant, Hayes Center, Imperial, Lexington, McCook, Mullen, North Platte, Ogallala, Stapleton, Stockville, Thedford, Trenton, Tryon

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 1; 12.1 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023