Jury Pool Profile

Washington County, Nebraska

Republican +42 (2024)

Population: 20,989
Median household income: $90,188
Unemployment: 2.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 19,877 94.7%
Black or African American alone 51 0.2%
Asian alone 52 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 39 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 171 0.8%
Two or more races 799 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 663 3.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.6

Under 18 5,089 24.2%
18–24 1,533 7.3%
25–44 4,712 22.4%
45–64 5,691 27.1%
65 and over 3,964 18.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.8%; -0.19 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.9B; 1% of state
Avg. annual pay: $61,749
Establishments: 685

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 2,245 26.3%
Manufacturing 1,412 16.5%
Education & health services 1,274 14.9%
Construction 940 11.0%
Professional & business services 880 10.3%
Leisure & hospitality 616 7.2%
Public administration 325 3.8%
Natural resources & mining 267 3.1%
Other services 267 3.1%
Financial activities 193 2.3%
Information 124 1.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 82.2%
Median gross rent: $958
Owner-occupied: 6,897
Renter-occupied: 1,494

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 12,545 votes cast

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

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.5% speak only English at home

Spanish 506 2.6%
German 63 0.3%
Other Indo-European 47 0.2%
Other 32 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 31 0.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 19 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 8,391
Family households: 5,761; 68.7% of households
Married w/ children: 4,988
Single-mother households: 399
Veterans: 1,175; 7.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

46.6% overall adherence rate

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%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 95.5%
With a disability: 10.7%
Bachelor's or higher: 36.5%

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: 6; 37.74 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 5

NHTSA FARS 2023