Jury Pool Profile
Caribou County, Idaho
- County seat
- Soda Springs
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,252
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,162.
At a glance
Caribou County is a 7,252-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $77,635, $3,217 below the ID state median of $80,852; 16.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.3% 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 Manufacturing, at 22.0% of covered employment, average pay $104,203/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.85%, above the 3.64% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 75% to 85% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 7,162
- Median household income
- $68,782
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 0%.
Caribou County has a population of 7,162, with a median age of 38.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.8%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 5.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $77,635; 16.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 20.9%.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 22.0% of covered employment, followed by Natural resources & mining at 20.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.85%, above the Idaho state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 81%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Caribou County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 84.1% in 2024, 85.1% in 2020, 75.0% 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'). 3.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.3% 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 6.1% of the adult civilian population (321 individuals).