Jury Pool Profile
Bonner County, Idaho
- County seat
- Sandpoint
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 54,420
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 51,049.
At a glance
Bonner County is a 54,420-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $71,891, $8,961 below the ID state median of $80,852; 28.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.1% 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 Trade, transportation & utilities, at 20.3% of covered employment, average pay $47,006/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.31%, above the 3.64% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 61% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 51,049
- Median household income
- $66,979
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 0%.
Bonner County has a population of 51,049, with a median age of 48.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.0%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 4.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $71,891; 28.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
None of the heuristic anchors fired (oil & gas <5%, healthcare/education <20%, manufacturing <15%). Top sector: Trade, transportation & utilities (20.3%).
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 20.3% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 18.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.31%, above the Idaho state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 67%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Bonner County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.9% in 2024, 67.2% in 2020, 60.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Chinese. Veterans account for 10.4% of the adult civilian population (4,288 individuals).