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Jury Pool Profile

Benewah County, Idaho

Republican +61 (2024)
Population
9,913
Median household income
$56,553
Unemployment
5.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 8,423 85.0%
  • Black or African American alone 73 0.7%
  • Asian alone 4 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 868 8.8%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 20 0.2%
  • Some other race alone 38 0.4%
  • Two or more races 487 4.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 355 3.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 46

  • Under 18 2,189 22.1%
  • 18–24 660 6.7%
  • 25–44 2,013 20.3%
  • 45–64 2,726 27.5%
  • 65 and over 2,325 23.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.6%
+1.94 pp vs. state
County GDP
$557.6M
0.43% of state
Avg. annual pay
$56,185
Establishments
427

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 759 22.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 688 20.3%
  • Public administration 626 18.5%
  • Manufacturing 494 14.6%
  • Leisure & hospitality 198 5.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 184 5.4%
  • Construction 124 3.7%
  • Professional & business services 114 3.4%
  • Other services 89 2.6%
  • Financial activities 82 2.4%
  • Information 37 1.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
75.7%
Median gross rent
$853
Owner-occupied
3,012
Renter-occupied
966

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,144 votes cast

  • Republican 4,094 79.6%
  • Democratic 935 18.2%
  • Other / third-party 115 2.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.3% speak only English at home

  • German 141 1.5%
  • Spanish 96 1.0%
  • Other 76 0.8%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 24 0.3%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 4 0.0%
  • Slavic languages 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
3,978
Family households
2,713
68.2% of households
Married w/ children
2,160
Single-mother households
153
Veterans
878
11.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

37.0% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 1,647 17.3%
  • Catholic 1,136 11.9%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 645 6.8%
  • Mainline Protestant 100 1.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
86.0%
With a disability
21.2%
Bachelor's or higher
19.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
1st Judicial District Court
Judges
5 (District Court judges per district (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); magistrate judges (limited jurisdiction) separate. Vintage 2026 isc.idaho.gov per-district directory.)
Court seats
Bonners Ferry, Coeur d'Alene, Sandpoint, St. Maries, Wallace

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Idaho statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
3
38.84 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
3

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Benewah County, Idaho to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.