Jury Pool Profile

Saline County, Nebraska

Republican +33 (2024)

Population: 14,642
Median household income: $77,027
Unemployment: 3.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 10,659 72.8%
Black or African American alone 68 0.5%
Asian alone 423 2.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 22 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 12 0.1%
Some other race alone 2,211 15.1%
Two or more races 1,247 8.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4,203 28.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 37.4

Under 18 3,775 25.8%
18–24 1,710 11.7%
25–44 3,323 22.7%
45–64 3,560 24.3%
65 and over 2,274 15.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.6%; +0.6 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.3B; 0.68% of state
Avg. annual pay: $54,910
Establishments: 386

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 2,545 38.3%
Education & health services 1,696 25.5%
Trade, transportation & utilities 914 13.7%
Public administration 403 6.1%
Leisure & hospitality 334 5.0%
Professional & business services 233 3.5%
Financial activities 173 2.6%
Construction 142 2.1%
Natural resources & mining 94 1.4%
Information 2 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 73.6%
Median gross rent: $833
Owner-occupied: 3,804
Renter-occupied: 1,362

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,655 votes cast

Republican 3,734 66.0%
Democratic 1,855 32.8%
Other / third-party 66 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

75.0% speak only English at home

Spanish 3,200 23.4%
Slavic languages 45 0.3%
French (incl. Cajun) 41 0.3%
Vietnamese 41 0.3%
Other Asian/Pacific 37 0.3%
German 30 0.2%
Tagalog 13 0.1%
Chinese 5 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 5,166
Family households: 3,625; 70.2% of households
Married w/ children: 2,890
Single-mother households: 377
Veterans: 667; 6.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

47.2% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 2,442 17.1%
Catholic 2,243 15.7%
Evangelical Protestant 2,048 14.3%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 10 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 90.3%
With a disability: 12.0%
Bachelor's or higher: 20.1%

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; 9.2 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023