Jury Pool Profile
Clearwater County, Idaho
- County seat
- Orofino
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,118
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,012.
At a glance
Clearwater County is a 9,118-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $62,225, $18,627 below the ID state median of $80,852; 17.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Tagalog. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 29.0% of covered employment, average pay $51,977/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.49%, above the 3.64% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 75% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 9,012
- Median household income
- $60,000
- Unemployment
- 6.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 0%.
Clearwater County has a population of 9,012, with a median age of 52.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 88.6%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 4.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $62,225; 17.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 5.8%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.0% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 16.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.49%, 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.
Clearwater County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.4% in 2024, 78.1% in 2020, 75.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.6% 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 11.6% of the adult civilian population (889 individuals).