Jury Pool Profile
Blaine County, Idaho
- County seat
- Hailey
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 25,517
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 24,951.
At a glance
Blaine County is a 25,517-person venue. The county population is 78% White (Census race-alone categories). 22% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 71.9%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $117,269, $36,417 above the ID state median of $80,852; 48.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 23.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 23.6% of covered employment, average pay $38,939/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.25%, below the 3.64% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 60% to 67% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 24,951
- Median household income
- $92,566
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 78% / 0%.
Blaine County has a population of 24,951, with a median age of 45.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 77.7%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 21.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $117,269; 48.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 6.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
None of the heuristic anchors fired (oil & gas <5%, healthcare/education <20%, manufacturing <15%). Top sector: Leisure & hospitality (23.6%).
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 23.6% of covered employment, followed by Construction at 17.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.25%, below the Idaho state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 64%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Blaine County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 64.4% in 2024, 67.1% in 2020, 59.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 23.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
23.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.7% of the adult civilian population (1,357 individuals).