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Bonneville County, Idaho

Republican +45.4 (2024)
County seat
Idaho Falls
Judicial district
7th Judicial District Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
135,771
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 129,523.

At a glance

Bonneville County is a 135,771-person venue. The county population is 84% White (Census race-alone categories). 14% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $83,922, $3,070 above the ID state median of $80,852; 33.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.7% 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 Education & health services, at 28.4% of covered employment, average pay $46,810/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.28%, below the 3.64% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 60% to 71% of the vote across the three.

Population
129,523
Median household income
$79,068
Unemployment
3.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Predominantly White

≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 84% / 0%.

Bonneville County has a population of 129,523, with a median age of 33.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 84.3%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 14.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $83,922; 33.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.2% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 103,824 80.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 18,769 14.5%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 444 0.3%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 1,109 0.9%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 4,253 3.3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 482 0.4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 184 0.1%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 458 0.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 33.6

  • Under 18 38,603 29.8%
  • 18–24 10,900 8.4%
  • 25–44 35,797 27.6%
  • 45–64 26,273 20.3%
  • 65 and over 17,950 13.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$83,922
90% interval $76,975–$90,869
+$3,070 vs ID · 6th of 44
Below poverty line
8.2%
90% interval 6.5%–9.9%
−2.2 pp vs ID · 41st of 44

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Healthcare & education anchored

BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 28.4%.

Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.28%, below the Idaho state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.3%
−0.36 pp vs. state
County GDP
$9.1B
7.02% of state
Avg. annual pay
$51,060
Establishments
5,771

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 18,061 28.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 14,271 22.4%
  • Leisure & hospitality 7,593 11.9%
  • Professional & business services 6,631 10.4%
  • Construction 4,821 7.6%
  • Public administration 2,662 4.2%
  • Financial activities 2,459 3.9%
  • Other services 1,771 2.8%

The sectors listed cover 91.6% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
71.7%
−0.4 pp vs ID · 32nd of 44
Median gross rent
$1,133
−$105 vs ID · 8th of 44
Owner-occupied
31,697
Renter-occupied
12,487

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Moderately concentrated

    Top three sectors employ 63% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

  • Moderate wage spread

    Highest-paid sector (Public administration, $74,653/yr) pays 3.7× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $20,361/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

  • Mixed business scale

    Average establishment employs 11 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Consistently strongly Republican

Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 67%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.

Bonneville County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.0% in 2024, 70.0% in 2020, 60.4% in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 56,419 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201660.4%20.2%
202070.0%26.4%
202471.0%25.6%
  • Republican 40,053 71.0%
  • Democratic 14,458 25.6%
  • Other / third-party 1,908 3.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-majority, English-speaking

Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 9.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

9.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 7.9% of the adult civilian population (7,182 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

90.3% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 10,027 8.4%
  • German or other West Germanic 277 0.2%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 245 0.2%
  • Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 168 0.1%
  • Chinese 145 0.1%
  • Tagalog 45 0.0%
  • Korean 37 0.0%
  • Vietnamese 16 0.0%
  • Arabic 11 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
44,184
Family households
30,809
69.7% of households
Married couples w/ children
11,429
37.1% of families
Single-mother families
2,501
8.1% of families
Veterans
7,182
7.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

65.4% overall adherence rate

  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 66,736 53.8%
  • Catholic 6,410 5.2%
  • Evangelical Protestant 5,989 4.8%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,639 1.3%
  • Black Protestant 246 0.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.6%
±0.9 pp
Uninsured
8.4%
±0.9 pp
31st of 44
With a disability
13.9%
±0.8 pp
32nd of 44
Bachelor's or higher
33.1%
±1.5 pp
+1.3 pp vs ID · 8th of 44
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
9.7%
90% interval 8.8%–10.6% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
7th Judicial District Court
Judges
7 (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
Arco, Blackfoot, Challis, Driggs, Dubois, Idaho Falls, Rexburg, Rigby, Saint Anthony, Salmon

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Bonneville totals, 2024

Traffic fatalities
23
25.3 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
16

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Bonneville 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 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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