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Jury Pool Profile

Custer County, Idaho

Republican +53 (2024)
Population
4,411
Median household income
$56,957
Unemployment
4.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 3,967 89.9%
  • Black or African American alone 12 0.3%
  • Asian alone 117 2.7%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 19 0.4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 43 1.0%
  • Two or more races 253 5.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 131 3.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 59.5

  • Under 18 491 11.1%
  • 18–24 229 5.2%
  • 25–44 547 12.4%
  • 45–64 1,550 35.1%
  • 65 and over 1,594 36.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.9%
+1.3 pp vs. state
County GDP
$257.3M
0.2% of state
Avg. annual pay
$45,656
Establishments
292

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Leisure & hospitality 381 24.8%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 275 17.9%
  • Public administration 245 15.9%
  • Education & health services 197 12.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 145 9.4%
  • Other services 78 5.1%
  • Construction 74 4.8%
  • Professional & business services 59 3.8%
  • Financial activities 35 2.3%
  • Information 33 2.1%
  • Manufacturing 17 1.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
77.7%
Median gross rent
$744
Owner-occupied
1,501
Renter-occupied
432

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 2,650 votes cast

  • Republican 1,998 75.4%
  • Democratic 586 22.1%
  • Other / third-party 66 2.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.2% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 41 1.0%
  • Other 25 0.6%
  • Other Indo-European 7 0.2%
  • Slavic languages 4 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
1,933
Family households
1,253
64.8% of households
Married w/ children
1,165
Single-mother households
17
Veterans
530
13.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

70.2% overall adherence rate

  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,766 41.3%
  • Evangelical Protestant 876 20.5%
  • Catholic 338 7.9%
  • Mainline Protestant 21 0.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
85.9%
With a disability
27.1%
Bachelor's or higher
25.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
7th Judicial District Court
Judges
7 (District Court judges per district (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); magistrate judges (limited jurisdiction) separate. Vintage 2026 isc.idaho.gov per-district directory.)
Court seats
Arco, Blackfoot, Challis, Driggs, Dubois, Idaho Falls, Rexburg, Rigby, Saint Anthony, Salmon

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Idaho statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
1
25.51 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Custer County, Idaho to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.