Jury Pool Profile
Bingham County, Idaho
- County seat
- Blackfoot
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 51,153
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 49,664.
At a glance
Bingham County is a 51,153-person venue. The county population is 77% White (Census race-alone categories). 18% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $74,827, $6,025 below the ID state median of $80,852; 21.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 14.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 24.1% of covered employment, average pay $45,757/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.57%, below the 3.64% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 66% to 78% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 49,664
- Median household income
- $77,878
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 77% / 0%.
Bingham County has a population of 49,664, with a median age of 35.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 77.2%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 17.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $74,827; 21.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 8.4%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.57%, below the Idaho state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Bingham County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 78.4% in 2024, 76.1% in 2020, 65.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 76% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 14.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
14.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 6.1% of the adult civilian population (2,138 individuals).