Jury Pool Profile

Richardson County, Nebraska

Republican +51 (2024)

Population: 7,797
Median household income: $55,578
Unemployment: 2.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 7,139 91.6%
Black or African American alone 97 1.2%
Asian alone 2 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 106 1.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 10 0.1%
Two or more races 443 5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 171 2.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45.9

Under 18 1,690 21.7%
18–24 530 6.8%
25–44 1,590 20.4%
45–64 2,083 26.7%
65 and over 1,904 24.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.8%; -0.12 pp vs. state
County GDP: $499.3M; 0.26% of state
Avg. annual pay: $43,201
Establishments: 298

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 794 33.9%
Trade, transportation & utilities 487 20.8%
Public administration 250 10.7%
Manufacturing 195 8.3%
Leisure & hospitality 187 8.0%
Professional & business services 126 5.4%
Construction 89 3.8%
Financial activities 89 3.8%
Other services 74 3.2%
Natural resources & mining 36 1.5%
Information 19 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 74.5%
Median gross rent: $692
Owner-occupied: 2,655
Renter-occupied: 908

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,942 votes cast

Republican 2,962 75.1%
Democratic 934 23.7%
Other / third-party 46 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.8% speak only English at home

Spanish 62 0.8%
German 17 0.2%
Other 9 0.1%
Arabic 2 0.0%
Other Asian/Pacific 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 3,563
Family households: 2,176; 61.1% of households
Married w/ children: 1,753
Single-mother households: 163
Veterans: 407; 6.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

51.3% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 1,802 22.9%
Evangelical Protestant 1,118 14.2%
Catholic 1,011 12.8%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 103 1.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.1%
With a disability: 17.0%
Bachelor's or higher: 22.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 1st 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: Auburn, Beatrice, Fairbury, Falls City, Geneva, Hebron, Nebraska City, Pawnee City, Tecumseh, Wilber

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 1; 16.37 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023