Jury Pool Profile
Ada County, Idaho
- County seat
- Boise
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 546,141
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 518,935.
At a glance
Ada County is a 546,141-person venue. The county population is 83% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $91,898, $11,046 above the ID state median of $80,852; 44.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 23.4% of covered employment, average pay $61,991/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.34%, below the 3.64% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 48% to 54% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 518,935
- Median household income
- $91,502
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 83% / 1%.
Ada County has a population of 518,935, with a median age of 38.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 83.1%; Black residents 1.3%. Independently, 9.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $91,898; 44.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 23.4%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 23.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.34%, below the Idaho state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 51%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Ada County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 53.8% in 2024, 50.4% in 2020, 47.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 9.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
9.3% 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 7.8% of the adult civilian population (31,500 individuals).