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Jury Pool Profile

Stanton County, Nebraska

Republican +67 (2024)
Population
5,835
Median household income
$78,275
Unemployment
2.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 5,317 91.1%
  • Black or African American alone 12 0.2%
  • Asian alone 17 0.3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 7 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 273 4.7%
  • Two or more races 209 3.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 388 6.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42

  • Under 18 1,406 24.1%
  • 18–24 424 7.3%
  • 25–44 1,294 22.2%
  • 45–64 1,532 26.3%
  • 65 and over 1,179 20.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
2.8%
-0.21 pp vs. state
County GDP
$424.9M
0.22% of state
Avg. annual pay
$82,398
Establishments
94

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 181 14.3%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 159 12.6%
  • Natural resources & mining 154 12.2%
  • Public administration 97 7.7%
  • Financial activities 37 2.9%
  • Leisure & hospitality 24 1.9%
  • Other services 21 1.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
77.3%
Median gross rent
$817
Owner-occupied
1,769
Renter-occupied
520

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,064 votes cast

  • Republican 2,536 82.8%
  • Democratic 492 16.1%
  • Other / third-party 36 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.8% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 257 4.7%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 16 0.3%
  • Slavic languages 15 0.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
2,289
Family households
1,532
66.9% of households
Married w/ children
1,348
Single-mother households
81
Veterans
335
7.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

29.8% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 716 12.3%
  • Catholic 514 8.8%
  • Mainline Protestant 511 8.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
94.6%
With a disability
11.8%
Bachelor's or higher
22.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
7th 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
Center, Madison, Neligh, Pierce, Stanton, Wayne, West Point

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
1
22.58 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Stanton County, Nebraska to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.