Jury Pool Profile
Trinity County, California
- County seat
- Weaverville
- Judicial district
- Trinity County Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 15,720
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 15,860.
At a glance
Trinity County is a 15,720-person venue. The county population is 78% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $50,481, $49,649 below the CA state median of $100,130; 22.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.0% of covered employment, average pay $57,730/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.78%, above the 5.36% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 51% to 53% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 15,860
- Median household income
- $53,002
- Unemployment
- 5.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 78% / 1%.
Trinity County has a population of 15,860, with a median age of 54.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 78.3%; Black residents 1.1%. Independently, 6.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $50,481; 22.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 23.0% 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 28% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.0% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 21.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.78%, above the California state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 52%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Trinity County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 52.8% in 2024, 50.9% in 2020, 51.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 52% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.4% 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 9.1% of the adult civilian population (1,189 individuals).