Jury Pool Profile

Wayne County, Nebraska

Republican +49 (2024)

Population: 9,786
Median household income: $67,687
Unemployment: 3.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 8,779 89.7%
Black or African American alone 99 1.0%
Asian alone 34 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 24 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 296 3.0%
Two or more races 554 5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 984 10.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 31.6

Under 18 1,980 20.2%
18–24 2,347 24.0%
25–44 1,970 20.1%
45–64 1,894 19.4%
65 and over 1,595 16.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.1%; +0.13 pp vs. state
County GDP: $804.4M; 0.43% of state
Avg. annual pay: $45,234
Establishments: 281

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 1,432 34.2%
Manufacturing 819 19.6%
Trade, transportation & utilities 768 18.3%
Leisure & hospitality 376 9.0%
Public administration 217 5.2%
Financial activities 155 3.7%
Natural resources & mining 126 3.0%
Professional & business services 110 2.6%
Construction 103 2.5%
Other services 50 1.2%
Information 32 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 68.0%
Median gross rent: $732
Owner-occupied: 2,558
Renter-occupied: 1,204

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,073 votes cast

Republican 3,011 73.9%
Democratic 1,006 24.7%
Other / third-party 56 1.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

90.3% speak only English at home

Spanish 714 7.7%
Tagalog 48 0.5%
Korean 35 0.4%
Other Asian/Pacific 24 0.3%
German 22 0.2%
Vietnamese 21 0.2%
Other 13 0.1%
Other Indo-European 12 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 9 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 3,762
Family households: 2,236; 59.4% of households
Married w/ children: 1,889
Single-mother households: 111
Veterans: 318; 4.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

64.4% overall adherence rate

Mainline Protestant 3,187 32.9%
Evangelical Protestant 1,925 19.9%
Catholic 1,128 11.6%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 7 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.9%
With a disability: 14.7%
Bachelor's or higher: 29.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 7th 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: Center, Madison, Neligh, Pierce, Stanton, Wayne, West Point

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 1; 12.81 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023