Jury Pool Profile
Boise County, Idaho
- County seat
- Idaho City
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,545
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,273.
At a glance
Boise County is a 8,545-person venue. The county population is 85% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $80,449; 31.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.3% 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 Leisure & hospitality, at 37.5% of covered employment, average pay $24,115/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.14%, above the 3.64% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 76% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,273
- Median household income
- $78,774
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 85% / 0%.
Boise County has a population of 8,273, with a median age of 53.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 84.8%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 5.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $80,449; 31.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.0% 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 (37.5%).
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 37.5% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 16.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.14%, above the Idaho state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Boise County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 75.9% in 2024, 72.3% in 2020, 70.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 13.3% of the adult civilian population (926 individuals).