Washington County, Nebraska

• White (non-Hispanic) 19,614 92.9%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 702 3.3%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 56 0.3%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 45 0.2%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 635 3.0%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 37 0.2%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 17 0.1%

• Under 18 5,064 24.0%
• 18–24 1,554 7.4%
• 25–44 4,768 22.6%
• 45–64 5,673 26.9%
• 65 and over 4,047 19.2%

Median household income

$97,167

90% interval $86,331–$108,003

+$20,589 vs NE · 2nd of 93

Below poverty line

6.5%

90% interval 5.0%–8.0%

−4.1 pp vs NE · 90th of 93

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.6%

−0.37 pp vs. state

County GDP

$1.9B

1% of state

Avg. annual pay

$63,451

Establishments

694

• Trade, transportation & utilities 2,229 26.2%
• Manufacturing 1,368 16.1%
• Education & health services 1,321 15.5%
• Construction 973 11.5%
• Professional & business services 866 10.2%
• Leisure & hospitality 598 7.0%
• Public administration 332 3.9%
• Natural resources & mining 262 3.1%
• Other services 246 2.9%
• Financial activities 199 2.3%
• Information 104 1.2%

Home ownership

83.2%

+16.7 pp vs NE · 6th of 93

Median gross rent

$965

−$107 vs NE · 10th of 93

Owner-occupied

7,010

Renter-occupied

1,419

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 58% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Manufacturing, $92,939/yr) pays 5.4× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $17,301/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 12 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 8,855 70.6%
• Democratic 3,538 28.2%
• Other / third-party 152 1.2%

• Spanish 569 2.8%
• German or other West Germanic 67 0.3%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 29 0.1%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 21 0.1%

Households

8,429

Family households

5,848

69.4% of households

Married couples w/ children

2,115

36.2% of families

Single-mother families

266

4.5% of families

Veterans

1,121

7% of civilians 18+

• Mainline Protestant 3,849 18.4%
• Evangelical Protestant 3,202 15.3%
• Catholic 2,149 10.3%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 532 2.5%

Health insured

95.8%

±1.2 pp

Uninsured

4.2%

±1.2 pp

87th of 93

With a disability

10.7%

±1.5 pp

84th of 93

Bachelor's or higher

36.8%

±2.7 pp

+2.2 pp vs NE · 4th of 93

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

5.4%

90% interval 4.7%–6.1% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

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

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

2

12.47 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

2