Jury Pool Profile
Red Willow County, Nebraska
- County seat
- McCook
- Judicial district
- 11th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 10,307
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 10,557.
At a glance
Red Willow County is a 10,307-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $66,951, $9,627 below the NE state median of $76,578; 24.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Tagalog. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 26.2% of covered employment, average pay $54,666/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.48%, below the 2.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 83% to 84% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 10,557
- Median household income
- $63,697
- Unemployment
- 2.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 1%.
Red Willow County has a population of 10,557, with a median age of 41.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 88.9%; Black residents 1.0%. Independently, 6.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $66,951; 24.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 26.2%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 25.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.48%, 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.
Red Willow County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 83.7% in 2024, 82.7% in 2020, 83.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, Chinese. Veterans account for 6.6% of the adult civilian population (538 individuals).