Jury Pool Profile
Benewah County, Idaho
- County seat
- St. Maries
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 10,508
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 10,142.
At a glance
Benewah County is a 10,508-person venue. The county population is 84% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $61,128, $19,724 below the ID state median of $80,852; 19.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 22.8% of covered employment, average pay $57,903/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.47%, above the 3.64% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 74% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 10,142
- Median household income
- $59,794
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 84% / 1%.
Benewah County has a population of 10,142, with a median age of 45.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 84.3%; Black residents 0.5%. Independently, 3.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $61,128; 19.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 5.2%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 22.8% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 19.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.47%, above the Idaho state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 77%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Benewah County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 79.6% in 2024, 78.0% in 2020, 74.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 9.8% of the adult civilian population (775 individuals).