Wheeler County, Nebraska

• White (non-Hispanic) 806 95.2%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 32 3.8%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 9 1.1%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%

• Under 18 161 19.0%
• 18–24 33 3.9%
• 25–44 167 19.7%
• 45–64 238 28.1%
• 65 and over 248 29.3%

Median household income

$67,058

90% interval $61,326–$72,790

−$9,520 vs NE · 56th of 93

Below poverty line

11.4%

90% interval 8.4%–14.4%

+0.8 pp vs NE · 38th of 93

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.2%

−0.74 pp vs. state

County GDP

$96.9M

0.05% of state

Avg. annual pay

$44,290

Establishments

40

• Education & health services 49 16.2%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 46 15.2%
• Public administration 24 7.9%
• Financial activities 11 3.6%
• Leisure & hospitality 11 3.6%
• Professional & business services 5 1.7%

The sectors listed cover 48.2% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

77.7%

+11.2 pp vs NE · 34th of 93

Median gross rent

$509

−$563 vs NE · 91st of 93

Owner-occupied

279

Renter-occupied

80

• Diversified

  Top three sectors employ 39% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Financial activities, $68,123/yr) pays 2.9× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $23,722/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 7.6 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 424 87.2%
• Democratic 57 11.7%
• Other / third-party 5 1.0%

• Spanish 38 4.8%

Households

359

Family households

229

63.8% of households

Married couples w/ children

50

21.8% of families

Single-mother families

1

0.4% of families

Veterans

68

9.9% of civilians 18+

• Mainline Protestant 117 15.1%
• Catholic 69 8.9%
• Evangelical Protestant 52 6.7%

Health insured

91.0%

±5 pp — too imprecise at this sample size to compare

With a disability

13.6%

±3.7 pp

51st of 93

Bachelor's or higher

30.3%

±6 pp

−4.3 pp vs NE · 15th of 93

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

5.8%

90% interval 4.9%–6.7% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

8th 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

Ainsworth, Bartlett, Bassett, Brewster, Broken Bow, Burwell, Butte, Greeley, Loup City, O'Neill, Ord, Saint Paul, Springview, Taylor, Valentine

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

0

0 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

0