Jury Pool Profile
Boundary County, Idaho
- County seat
- Bonners Ferry
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 13,997
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 13,172.
At a glance
Boundary County is a 13,997-person venue. The county population is 83% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $69,780, $11,072 below the ID state median of $80,852; 24.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.8% 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 17.4% of covered employment, average pay $50,000/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.1%, above the 3.64% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 74% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 13,172
- Median household income
- $67,237
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 83% / 0%.
Boundary County has a population of 13,172, with a median age of 43.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 82.9%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 5.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $69,780; 24.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 6.6%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 17.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 16.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.1%, above the Idaho state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Boundary County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.5% in 2024, 78.2% in 2020, 73.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 71% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.8% 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 11.3% of the adult civilian population (1,146 individuals).