Jury Pool Profile
Canyon County, Idaho
- County seat
- Caldwell
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 275,123
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 250,790.
At a glance
Canyon County is a 275,123-person venue. The county population is 73% White (Census race-alone categories). 26% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 67.1%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $84,164, $3,312 above the ID state median of $80,852; 23.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 19.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 23.8% of covered employment, average pay $50,671/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.66%, above the 3.64% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 65% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 250,790
- Median household income
- $76,488
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 73% / 1%.
Canyon County has a population of 250,790, with a median age of 34.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 72.9%; Black residents 0.7%. Independently, 26.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $84,164; 23.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 21.2%.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 23.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.66%, above the Idaho state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 68%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Canyon County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.0% in 2024, 68.3% in 2020, 64.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 73% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 19.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
19.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 8.4% of the adult civilian population (15,437 individuals).