Jury Pool Profile
Custer County, Idaho
- County seat
- Challis
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 4,636
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 4,470.
At a glance
Custer County is a 4,636-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $62,400, $18,452 below the ID state median of $80,852; 29.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 25.7% of covered employment, average pay $32,705/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.81%, above the 3.64% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 74% to 76% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 4,470
- Median household income
- $67,574
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 0%.
Custer County has a population of 4,470, with a median age of 60.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.1%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 4.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $62,400; 29.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 15.4%.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 25.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 16.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.81%, above the Idaho state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 75%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Custer County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 75.4% in 2024, 76.3% in 2020, 73.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish. Veterans account for 11.2% of the adult civilian population (430 individuals).