Jury Pool Profile
Cassia County, Idaho
- County seat
- Burley
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 26,397
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 25,483.
At a glance
Cassia County is a 26,397-person venue. The county population is 69% White (Census race-alone categories). 30% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $70,494, $10,358 below the ID state median of $80,852; 21.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 22.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Tagalog. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 23.4% of covered employment, average pay $57,231/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.35%, below the 3.64% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 73% to 83% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 25,483
- Median household income
- $70,830
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 69% / 0%.
Cassia County has a population of 25,483, with a median age of 33.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 69.4%; Black residents 0.5%. Independently, 30.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $70,494; 21.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 16.0%.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 23.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 17.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.35%, below the Idaho state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 79%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Cassia County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 83.3% in 2024, 82.1% in 2020, 72.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 76% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 22.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
22.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 4.2% of the adult civilian population (748 individuals).