York County, Nebraska

• White (non-Hispanic) 12,557 87.9%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 884 6.2%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 188 1.3%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 73 0.5%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 468 3.3%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 54 0.4%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 62 0.4%

• Under 18 3,324 23.3%
• 18–24 1,445 10.1%
• 25–44 3,350 23.4%
• 45–64 3,283 23.0%
• 65 and over 2,884 20.2%

Median household income

$74,591

90% interval $66,066–$83,116

−$1,987 vs NE · 28th of 93

Below poverty line

9.1%

90% interval 6.9%–11.3%

−1.5 pp vs NE · 70th of 93

Unemployment (12-mo)

2.5%

−0.49 pp vs. state

County GDP

$1.2B

0.66% of state

Avg. annual pay

$55,598

Establishments

644

• Trade, transportation & utilities 1,558 20.3%
• Education & health services 1,528 19.9%
• Manufacturing 1,032 13.4%
• Leisure & hospitality 767 10.0%
• Professional & business services 713 9.3%
• Public administration 648 8.4%
• Financial activities 388 5.1%
• Natural resources & mining 378 4.9%
• Construction 308 4.0%
• Other services 297 3.9%
• Information 65 0.8%

Home ownership

75.5%

+9.0 pp vs NE · 45th of 93

Median gross rent

$877

−$195 vs NE · 26th of 93

Owner-occupied

4,314

Renter-occupied

1,398

• Diversified

  Top three sectors employ 54% 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 (Manufacturing, $75,356/yr) pays 3.8× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $19,768/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• 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 5,234 74.9%
• Democratic 1,648 23.6%
• Other / third-party 102 1.5%

• Spanish 451 3.4%
• German or other West Germanic 91 0.7%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 66 0.5%
• Tagalog 23 0.2%
• Arabic 16 0.1%
• Chinese 10 0.1%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 1 0.0%

Households

5,712

Family households

3,621

63.4% of households

Married couples w/ children

1,103

30.5% of families

Single-mother families

221

6.1% of families

Veterans

679

6.2% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 4,946 35.0%
• Mainline Protestant 2,529 17.9%
• Catholic 1,336 9.5%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 80 0.6%

Health insured

94.6%

±1.4 pp

Uninsured

5.4%

±1.4 pp

73rd of 93

With a disability

15.1%

±1.8 pp

35th of 93

Bachelor's or higher

25.7%

±2.8 pp

−8.9 pp vs NE · 33rd of 93

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

7.7%

90% interval 6.8%–8.6% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

5th 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

Albion, Aurora, Central City, Columbus, David City, Fullerton, Osceola, Schuyler, Seward, Wahoo, York

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

7

63.86 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

5