Jury Pool Profile
Siskiyou County, California
- County seat
- Yreka
- Judicial district
- Siskiyou County Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 42,013
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 43,466.
At a glance
Siskiyou County is a 42,013-person venue. The county population is 77% White (Census race-alone categories). 13% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $60,432, $39,698 below the CA state median of $100,130; 23.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.7% of covered employment, average pay $60,809/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.68%, above the 5.36% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 56% to 58% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 43,466
- Median household income
- $59,095
- Unemployment
- 7.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 77% / 1%.
Siskiyou County has a population of 43,466, with a median age of 47.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 77.5%; Black residents 1.4%. Independently, 13.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,432; 23.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.3% 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 30% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 15.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.68%, above the California state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 57%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Siskiyou County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 58.0% in 2024, 56.7% in 2020, 56.5% 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'). 9.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
9.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 9.3% of the adult civilian population (3,248 individuals).