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Jury Pool Profile

Gem County, Idaho

Republican +66 (2024)
Population
19,854
Median household income
$66,245
Unemployment
3.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 17,322 87.2%
  • Black or African American alone 37 0.2%
  • Asian alone 46 0.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 78 0.4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 684 3.4%
  • Two or more races 1,687 8.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,852 9.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.8

  • Under 18 4,440 22.4%
  • 18–24 1,460 7.4%
  • 25–44 4,432 22.3%
  • 45–64 5,010 25.2%
  • 65 and over 4,512 22.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.8%
+0.17 pp vs. state
County GDP
$696.0M
0.54% of state
Avg. annual pay
$44,976
Establishments
723

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,428 31.6%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 835 18.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 435 9.6%
  • Construction 420 9.3%
  • Manufacturing 387 8.6%
  • Public administration 382 8.5%
  • Professional & business services 265 5.9%
  • Other services 120 2.7%
  • Financial activities 115 2.5%
  • Natural resources & mining 113 2.5%
  • Information 20 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
76.6%
Median gross rent
$887
Owner-occupied
5,672
Renter-occupied
1,734

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 10,620 votes cast

  • Republican 8,707 82.0%
  • Democratic 1,699 16.0%
  • Other / third-party 214 2.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

90.8% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 1,204 6.4%
  • Slavic languages 288 1.5%
  • German 105 0.6%
  • Other Indo-European 51 0.3%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 47 0.2%
  • Other 24 0.1%
  • Vietnamese 12 0.1%
  • Tagalog 5 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
7,406
Family households
5,408
73.0% of households
Married w/ children
4,263
Single-mother households
327
Veterans
1,464
9.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

35.5% overall adherence rate

  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 4,187 21.9%
  • Catholic 1,453 7.6%
  • Evangelical Protestant 863 4.5%
  • Mainline Protestant 287 1.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
88.1%
With a disability
17.7%
Bachelor's or higher
22.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
3rd 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
Caldwell, Council, Emmett, Murphy, Payette, Weiser

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Idaho statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
25.95 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Gem 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.