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Jury Pool Profile

Blaine County, Idaho

Democratic +32 (2024)
Population
24,579
Median household income
$84,470
Unemployment
3.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 19,732 80.3%
  • Black or African American alone 117 0.5%
  • Asian alone 127 0.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 278 1.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 1 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 2,463 10.0%
  • Two or more races 1,861 7.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5,221 21.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45.5

  • Under 18 4,815 19.6%
  • 18–24 1,839 7.5%
  • 25–44 5,445 22.2%
  • 45–64 7,114 28.9%
  • 65 and over 5,366 21.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.2%
-0.45 pp vs. state
County GDP
$2.5B
1.95% of state
Avg. annual pay
$60,713
Establishments
2,272

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Leisure & hospitality 3,387 23.6%
  • Construction 2,537 17.6%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 2,173 15.1%
  • Education & health services 2,013 14.0%
  • Professional & business services 1,676 11.7%
  • Public administration 641 4.5%
  • Financial activities 620 4.3%
  • Other services 546 3.8%
  • Manufacturing 376 2.6%
  • Information 245 1.7%
  • Natural resources & mining 155 1.1%
  • Unclassified 3 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
75.5%
Median gross rent
$1,217
Owner-occupied
7,414
Renter-occupied
2,408

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 13,087 votes cast

  • Democratic 8,424 64.4%
  • Republican 4,281 32.7%
  • Other / third-party 382 2.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

76.6% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 4,929 20.7%
  • Slavic languages 162 0.7%
  • German 118 0.5%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 106 0.4%
  • Other Indo-European 101 0.4%
  • Other 79 0.3%
  • Arabic 60 0.3%
  • Tagalog 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
9,822
Family households
6,320
64.3% of households
Married w/ children
5,424
Single-mother households
397
Veterans
1,531
7.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

36.1% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 3,924 16.2%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2,883 11.9%
  • Evangelical Protestant 1,427 5.9%
  • Mainline Protestant 532 2.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
89.7%
With a disability
11.7%
Bachelor's or higher
45.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
5th Judicial District Court
Judges
6 (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
Burley, Fairfield, Gooding, Hailey, Jerome, Rupert, Shoshone, Twin Falls

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Idaho statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
5
25.3 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Blaine 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.