Jury Pool Profile

Sherman County, Nebraska

Republican +60 (2024)

Population: 2,974
Median household income: $61,935
Unemployment: 3.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 2,793 93.9%
Black or African American alone 19 0.6%
Asian alone 10 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 3 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 15 0.5%
Two or more races 134 4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 78 2.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 47.9

Under 18 651 21.9%
18–24 185 6.2%
25–44 533 17.9%
45–64 787 26.5%
65 and over 818 27.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.0%; +0.02 pp vs. state
County GDP: $157.7M; 0.08% of state
Avg. annual pay: $38,921
Establishments: 110

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 247 34.1%
Trade, transportation & utilities 192 26.5%
Leisure & hospitality 87 12.0%
Public administration 81 11.2%
Financial activities 27 3.7%
Professional & business services 16 2.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 76.4%
Median gross rent: $866
Owner-occupied: 988
Renter-occupied: 306

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,687 votes cast

Republican 1,344 79.7%
Democratic 328 19.4%
Other / third-party 15 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.1% speak only English at home

Spanish 28 1.0%
Slavic languages 22 0.8%
German 1 0.0%
Other 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 1,294
Family households: 818; 63.2% of households
Married w/ children: 640
Single-mother households: 87
Veterans: 173; 7.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

75.9% overall adherence rate

Catholic 1,639 55.4%
Evangelical Protestant 402 13.6%
Mainline Protestant 204 6.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.1%
With a disability: 14.4%
Bachelor's or higher: 18.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 8th Judicial District Court
Judges: 2 (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: Ainsworth, Bartlett, Bassett, Brewster, Broken Bow, Burwell, Butte, Greeley, Loup City, O'Neill, Ord, Saint Paul, Springview, Taylor, Valentine

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 2; 86.1 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 2

NHTSA FARS 2023