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Jury Pool Profile

Bonner County, Idaho

Republican +46 (2024)
Population
49,456
Median household income
$65,168
Unemployment
5.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 45,000 91.0%
  • Black or African American alone 129 0.3%
  • Asian alone 305 0.6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 263 0.5%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 22 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 748 1.5%
  • Two or more races 2,989 6.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,804 3.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 48.2

  • Under 18 9,704 19.6%
  • 18–24 2,639 5.3%
  • 25–44 10,437 21.1%
  • 45–64 13,744 27.8%
  • 65 and over 12,932 26.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.3%
+1.71 pp vs. state
County GDP
$2.5B
1.97% of state
Avg. annual pay
$51,761
Establishments
2,496

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 3,264 20.4%
  • Education & health services 2,898 18.1%
  • Leisure & hospitality 2,372 14.9%
  • Manufacturing 1,962 12.3%
  • Construction 1,241 7.8%
  • Professional & business services 1,240 7.8%
  • Public administration 892 5.6%
  • Other services 735 4.6%
  • Financial activities 656 4.1%
  • Natural resources & mining 373 2.3%
  • Information 338 2.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
77.6%
Median gross rent
$1,059
Owner-occupied
15,218
Renter-occupied
4,381

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 29,698 votes cast

  • Republican 21,352 71.9%
  • Democratic 7,650 25.8%
  • Other / third-party 696 2.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.3% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 839 1.8%
  • German 468 1.0%
  • Other Indo-European 181 0.4%
  • Chinese 85 0.2%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 39 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 38 0.1%
  • Tagalog 36 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 28 0.1%
  • Other 15 0.0%
  • Korean 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
19,599
Family households
13,138
67.0% of households
Married w/ children
11,008
Single-mother households
708
Veterans
4,146
10.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

25.5% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 5,238 11.1%
  • Catholic 3,767 8.0%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2,473 5.2%
  • Mainline Protestant 549 1.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
89.5%
With a disability
17.8%
Bachelor's or higher
28.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
1st Judicial District Court
Judges
5 (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
Bonners Ferry, Coeur d'Alene, Sandpoint, St. Maries, Wallace

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Idaho statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
7
17.61 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
5

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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