Saunders County, Nebraska

• White (non-Hispanic) 21,242 92.2%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 654 2.8%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 51 0.2%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 153 0.7%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 889 3.9%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 17 0.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 6 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 36 0.2%

• Under 18 5,708 24.8%
• 18–24 1,548 6.7%
• 25–44 5,434 23.6%
• 45–64 6,093 26.4%
• 65 and over 4,265 18.5%

Median household income

$90,988

90% interval $82,158–$99,818

+$14,410 vs NE · 4th of 93

Below poverty line

6.0%

90% interval 4.4%–7.6%

−4.6 pp vs NE · 92nd of 93

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.4%

−0.54 pp vs. state

County GDP

$1.1B

0.58% of state

Avg. annual pay

$50,910

Establishments

678

• Education & health services 1,541 25.5%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 1,095 18.1%
• Construction 724 12.0%
• Leisure & hospitality 641 10.6%
• Public administration 561 9.3%
• Professional & business services 407 6.7%
• Manufacturing 387 6.4%
• Financial activities 262 4.3%
• Natural resources & mining 230 3.8%
• Other services 138 2.3%
• Information 54 0.9%

Home ownership

82.1%

+15.6 pp vs NE · 10th of 93

Median gross rent

$960

−$112 vs NE · 11th of 93

Owner-occupied

7,308

Renter-occupied

1,591

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 56% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Information, $131,088/yr) pays 6.2× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $21,195/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 8.9 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 9,854 72.6%
• Democratic 3,558 26.2%
• Other / third-party 153 1.1%

• Spanish 291 1.3%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 90 0.4%
• Vietnamese 79 0.4%
• German or other West Germanic 24 0.1%
• Chinese 14 0.1%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 12 0.1%

Households

8,899

Family households

6,254

70.3% of households

Married couples w/ children

2,180

34.9% of families

Single-mother families

296

4.7% of families

Veterans

1,287

7.5% of civilians 18+

• Catholic 5,048 22.7%
• Mainline Protestant 3,577 16.1%
• Evangelical Protestant 1,135 5.1%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 187 0.8%

Health insured

95.8%

±0.8 pp

Uninsured

4.2%

±0.8 pp

86th of 93

With a disability

10.5%

±1.3 pp

86th of 93

Bachelor's or higher

32.6%

±2.6 pp

−2.0 pp vs NE · 11th of 93

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

5.4%

90% interval 4.8%–6.0% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

5th 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

Albion, Aurora, Central City, Columbus, David City, Fullerton, Osceola, Schuyler, Seward, Wahoo, York

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

5

28.84 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

4