Jury Pool Profile
Saline County, Nebraska
- County seat
- Wilber
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 14,996
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 14,650.
At a glance
Saline County is a 14,996-person venue. The county population is 71% White (Census race-alone categories). 29% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 64.8%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $80,352, $3,774 above the NE state median of $76,578; 21.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 28.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 40.2% of covered employment, average pay $69,671/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.5%, above the 2.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 59% to 66% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 14,650
- Median household income
- $79,910
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 71% / 0%.
Saline County has a population of 14,650, with a median age of 37.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 70.5%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 29.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $80,352; 21.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 24.3%.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 40.2% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 24.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.5%, above the Nebraska state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 63%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Saline County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.0% in 2024, 62.8% in 2020, 59.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 71% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 28.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
28.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 5.8% of the adult civilian population (621 individuals).