Jury Pool Profile

Thurston County, Nebraska

Republican +7 (2024)

Population: 6,666
Median household income: $64,838
Unemployment: 3.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 2,462 36.9%
Black or African American alone 10 0.2%
Asian alone 62 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 3,737 56.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 74 1.1%
Two or more races 321 4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 293 4.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 28.7

Under 18 2,292 34.4%
18–24 680 10.2%
25–44 1,537 23.1%
45–64 1,322 19.8%
65 and over 835 12.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.2%; +0.22 pp vs. state
County GDP: $605.3M; 0.32% of state
Avg. annual pay: $57,494
Establishments: 164

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 1,588 45.8%
Public administration 837 24.1%
Trade, transportation & utilities 280 8.1%
Professional & business services 192 5.5%
Manufacturing 138 4.0%
Natural resources & mining 93 2.7%
Financial activities 69 2.0%
Construction 44 1.3%
Other services 14 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 61.1%
Median gross rent: $698
Owner-occupied: 1,211
Renter-occupied: 772

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 2,123 votes cast

Republican 1,125 53.0%
Democratic 978 46.1%
Other / third-party 20 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.5% speak only English at home

Other 228 3.8%
Spanish 65 1.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 25 0.4%
Other Indo-European 16 0.3%
German 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 1,983
Family households: 1,410; 71.1% of households
Married w/ children: 888
Single-mother households: 200
Veterans: 254; 5.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

40.2% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 1,360 20.1%
Evangelical Protestant 885 13.1%
Catholic 453 6.7%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 25 0.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 84.6%
With a disability: 11.4%
Bachelor's or higher: 20.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 6th 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: Blair, Dakota City, Fremont, Hartington, Pender, Ponca, Tekamah

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 68.59 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023