Jury Pool Profile

Seward County, Nebraska

Republican +47 (2024)

Population: 17,636
Median household income: $81,122
Unemployment: 2.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 16,789 95.2%
Black or African American alone 119 0.7%
Asian alone 82 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 26 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 9 0.1%
Some other race alone 83 0.5%
Two or more races 528 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 497 2.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 37.6

Under 18 4,151 23.5%
18–24 2,407 13.6%
25–44 3,780 21.4%
45–64 4,166 23.6%
65 and over 3,132 17.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.6%; -0.32 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.1B; 0.58% of state
Avg. annual pay: $51,719
Establishments: 516

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 1,791 29.9%
Trade, transportation & utilities 1,098 18.3%
Manufacturing 875 14.6%
Leisure & hospitality 505 8.4%
Construction 486 8.1%
Public administration 359 6.0%
Professional & business services 258 4.3%
Financial activities 244 4.1%
Natural resources & mining 192 3.2%
Other services 138 2.3%
Information 45 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 72.1%
Median gross rent: $969
Owner-occupied: 4,790
Renter-occupied: 1,855

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 9,184 votes cast

Republican 6,667 72.6%
Democratic 2,388 26.0%
Other / third-party 129 1.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.6% speak only English at home

Spanish 277 1.7%
German 39 0.2%
Slavic languages 23 0.1%
Chinese 20 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 16 0.1%
Tagalog 16 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 9 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 6,645
Family households: 4,733; 71.2% of households
Married w/ children: 3,960
Single-mother households: 303
Veterans: 883; 6.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

66.6% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 6,564 37.3%
Mainline Protestant 2,163 12.3%
Catholic 2,045 11.6%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 604 3.4%
Black Protestant 350 2.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 95.0%
With a disability: 11.3%
Bachelor's or higher: 31.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

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

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 1; 7.42 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023