Jury Pool Profile

Webster County, Nebraska

Republican +65 (2024)

Population: 3,385
Median household income: $65,197
Unemployment: 2.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 3,170 93.6%
Black or African American alone 5 0.1%
Asian alone 4 0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 23 0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 7 0.2%
Some other race alone 18 0.5%
Two or more races 158 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 186 5.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44.6

Under 18 771 22.8%
18–24 205 6.1%
25–44 733 21.7%
45–64 914 27.0%
65 and over 762 22.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.8%; -0.19 pp vs. state
County GDP: $364.1M; 0.19% of state
Avg. annual pay: $42,789
Establishments: 128

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 305 28.8%
Trade, transportation & utilities 286 27.0%
Public administration 132 12.5%
Natural resources & mining 112 10.6%
Information 68 6.4%
Construction 46 4.3%
Leisure & hospitality 38 3.6%
Financial activities 31 2.9%
Other services 20 1.9%
Professional & business services 20 1.9%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 81.3%
Median gross rent: $673
Owner-occupied: 1,222
Renter-occupied: 281

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,763 votes cast

Republican 1,449 82.2%
Democratic 296 16.8%
Other / third-party 18 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.7% speak only English at home

Spanish 56 1.7%
German 6 0.2%
Tagalog 4 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 3 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 2 0.1%
Other 2 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 1,503
Family households: 1,016; 67.6% of households
Married w/ children: 812
Single-mother households: 71
Veterans: 214; 8.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

43.5% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 758 22.3%
Mainline Protestant 599 17.6%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 62 1.8%
Catholic 58 1.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.2%
With a disability: 12.3%
Bachelor's or higher: 21.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 10th Judicial District Court
Judges: 3 (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: Alma, Clay Center, Franklin, Hastings, Holdrege, Minden, Nelson, Red Cloud

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