Sioux County, Nebraska

• White (non-Hispanic) 1,118 95.5%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 25 2.1%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1 0.1%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 2 0.2%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 18 1.5%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 7 0.6%

• Under 18 245 20.9%
• 18–24 63 5.4%
• 25–44 289 24.7%
• 45–64 252 21.5%
• 65 and over 322 27.5%

Median household income

$67,434

90% interval $59,264–$75,604

−$9,144 vs NE · 53rd of 93

Below poverty line

14.9%

90% interval 11.2%–18.6%

+4.3 pp vs NE · 7th of 93

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.1%

+0.14 pp vs. state

County GDP

$128.8M

0.07% of state

Avg. annual pay

$42,168

Establishments

26

• Natural resources & mining 69 39.2%
• Public administration 40 22.7%
• Education & health services 31 17.6%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 16 9.1%
• Leisure & hospitality 3 1.7%

The sectors listed cover 90.3% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

59.6%

−6.9 pp vs NE · 91st of 93

Median gross rent

$745

−$327 vs NE · 59th of 93

Owner-occupied

292

Renter-occupied

198

• Concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 80% of the county workforce. Most panelists likely share employer relationships within these sectors, surface those connections early in voir dire before any institutional-defendant or sector-specific framing.

• Compressed wage spread

  Highest-paid sector pays only 1.9× the lowest ($53,389 vs $28,061/yr), a relatively flat local wage distribution.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 6.8 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 597 88.1%
• Democratic 77 11.4%
• Other / third-party 4 0.6%

• Spanish 14 1.3%

Households

490

Family households

317

64.7% of households

Married couples w/ children

123

38.8% of families

Single-mother families

15

4.7% of families

Veterans

79

8.5% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 180 15.9%
• Mainline Protestant 134 11.8%
• Catholic 131 11.5%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.1%

Health insured

91.5%

±3.5 pp

Uninsured

8.5%

±3.5 pp

27th of 93

With a disability

16.5%

±4 pp

23rd of 93

Bachelor's or higher

22.4%

±3.4 pp

−12.2 pp vs NE · 63rd of 93

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

11.2%

90% interval 9.7%–12.7% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

12th 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

Alliance, Bridgeport, Chadron, Chappell, Gering, Harrisburg, Harrison, Hyannis, Kimball, Oshkosh, Rushville, Sidney

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

1

107.99 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

1