Jury Pool Profile

Thomas County, Nebraska

Republican +77 (2024)

Population: 626
Median household income: $72,708
Unemployment: 4.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 552 88.2%
Black or African American alone 8 1.3%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 0 0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 0 0.0%
Two or more races 66 10.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 25 4.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45.1

Under 18 104 16.6%
18–24 17 2.7%
25–44 191 30.5%
45–64 107 17.1%
65 and over 207 33.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.5%; +1.56 pp vs. state
County GDP: $50.1M; 0.03% of state
Avg. annual pay: $41,235
Establishments: 42

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 52 22.0%
Education & health services 44 18.6%
Public administration 40 16.9%
Leisure & hospitality 30 12.7%
Financial activities 11 4.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 69.8%
Median gross rent: $685
Owner-occupied: 222
Renter-occupied: 96

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 393 votes cast

Republican 348 88.5%
Democratic 44 11.2%
Other / third-party 1 0.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

95.9% speak only English at home

Spanish 25 4.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 318
Family households: 227; 71.4% of households
Married w/ children: 217
Single-mother households: 6
Veterans: 40; 7.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

49.8% overall adherence rate

Catholic 122 18.2%
Mainline Protestant 112 16.7%
Evangelical Protestant 99 14.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 95.5%
With a disability: 9.3%
Bachelor's or higher: 26.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 11th Judicial District Court
Judges: 4 (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: Arthur, Beaver City, Benkelman, Elwood, Grant, Hayes Center, Imperial, Lexington, McCook, Mullen, North Platte, Ogallala, Stapleton, Stockville, Thedford, Trenton, Tryon

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 0; 0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 0

NHTSA FARS 2023