Jury Pool Profile
Valley County, Nebraska
- County seat
- Ord
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 4,094
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 4,066.
At a glance
Valley County is a 4,094-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $67,775, $8,803 below the NE state median of $76,578; 25.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 27.8% of covered employment, average pay $46,066/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.33%, below the 2.98% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking roughly 81% of the vote each time.
- Population
- 4,066
- Median household income
- $61,852
- Unemployment
- 2.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 0%.
Valley County has a population of 4,066, with a median age of 46.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.3%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 2.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $67,775; 25.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 8.8%.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 27.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 26.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.33%, below the Nebraska state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 81%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Valley County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.4% in 2024, 81.1% in 2020, 81.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 5.5% of the adult civilian population (174 individuals).