Jury Pool Profile
Modoc County, California
- County seat
- Alturas
- Judicial district
- Modoc County Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,426
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,600.
At a glance
Modoc County is an 8,426-person venue. The county population is 79% White (Census race-alone categories). 16% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $57,390, $42,740 below the CA state median of $100,130; 24.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 14.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Asian and Pacific Island languages (1.6%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 30.6% of covered employment, average pay $56,541/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.2%, above the 5.36% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking roughly 72% of the vote each time.
- Population
- 8,600
- Median household income
- $59,455
- Unemployment
- 7.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 79% / 1%.
Modoc County has a population of 8,600, with a median age of 47.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 78.7%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 15.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $57,390; 24.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 31% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 30.6% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 18.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.2%, above the California state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 72%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Modoc County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.8% in 2024, 71.7% in 2020, 71.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 14.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
14.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Chinese. Veterans account for 11.7% of the adult civilian population (810 individuals).