Jury Pool Profile

Valley County, Nebraska

Republican +64 (2024)

Population: 4,094
Median household income: $58,902
Unemployment: 2.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 3,943 96.3%
Black or African American alone 6 0.1%
Asian alone 11 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 38 0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 64 1.6%
Two or more races 32 0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 107 2.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45.4

Under 18 914 22.3%
18–24 271 6.6%
25–44 846 20.7%
45–64 1,050 25.6%
65 and over 1,013 24.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.6%; -0.35 pp vs. state
County GDP: $385.3M; 0.2% of state
Avg. annual pay: $45,900
Establishments: 232

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 478 27.3%
Education & health services 460 26.2%
Public administration 169 9.6%
Natural resources & mining 154 8.8%
Manufacturing 105 6.0%
Construction 99 5.6%
Financial activities 84 4.8%
Professional & business services 74 4.2%
Leisure & hospitality 65 3.7%
Other services 45 2.6%
Information 21 1.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 72.9%
Median gross rent: $616
Owner-occupied: 1,328
Renter-occupied: 494

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 2,299 votes cast

Republican 1,872 81.4%
Democratic 403 17.5%
Other / third-party 24 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.8% speak only English at home

Spanish 60 1.6%
German 22 0.6%
Arabic 22 0.6%
Slavic languages 12 0.3%
Chinese 4 0.1%
Vietnamese 4 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 1,822
Family households: 1,165; 63.9% of households
Married w/ children: 915
Single-mother households: 120
Veterans: 241; 7.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

59.8% overall adherence rate

Catholic 1,201 29.6%
Mainline Protestant 701 17.3%
Evangelical Protestant 526 13.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.0%
With a disability: 18.6%
Bachelor's or higher: 27.6%

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

NHTSA FARS 2023