Jefferson County, Idaho

• White (non-Hispanic) 28,414 85.7%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,638 11.0%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 16 0.0%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 42 0.1%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 855 2.6%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 61 0.2%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 4 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 124 0.4%

• Under 18 10,724 32.3%
• 18–24 2,892 8.7%
• 25–44 8,488 25.6%
• 45–64 7,096 21.4%
• 65 and over 3,954 11.9%

Median household income

$88,124

90% interval $81,416–$94,832

+$7,272 vs ID · 4th of 44

Below poverty line

8.5%

90% interval 6.6%–10.4%

−1.9 pp vs ID · 40th of 44

Unemployment (12-mo)

3.0%

−0.66 pp vs. state

County GDP

$1.4B

1.06% of state

Avg. annual pay

$44,405

Establishments

1,238

• Education & health services 1,670 20.1%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 1,453 17.5%
• Construction 1,337 16.1%
• Manufacturing 1,021 12.3%
• Natural resources & mining 726 8.7%
• Leisure & hospitality 636 7.6%
• Professional & business services 559 6.7%
• Public administration 468 5.6%
• Financial activities 223 2.7%
• Information 14 0.2%
• Other services 13 0.2%

The sectors listed cover 97.5% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

83.0%

+10.9 pp vs ID · 5th of 44

Median gross rent

$1,138

−$100 vs ID · 7th of 44

Owner-occupied

8,468

Renter-occupied

1,731

• Diversified

  Top three sectors employ 54% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

• Wide wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Manufacturing, $62,176/yr) pays 5.2× the lowest (Information, $12,010/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 6.7 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 13,481 85.2%
• Democratic 1,891 12.0%
• Other / third-party 447 2.8%

• Spanish 3,077 10.0%
• Chinese 117 0.4%
• German or other West Germanic 93 0.3%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 42 0.1%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 41 0.1%
• Korean 23 0.1%
• Arabic 21 0.1%
• Tagalog 5 0.0%

Households

10,199

Family households

8,516

83.5% of households

Married couples w/ children

3,701

43.5% of families

Single-mother families

391

4.6% of families

Veterans

1,177

5.2% of civilians 18+

• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 25,237 81.7%
• Catholic 1,597 5.2%
• Evangelical Protestant 348 1.1%
• Mainline Protestant 88 0.3%

Health insured

92.2%

±1.5 pp

Uninsured

7.8%

±1.5 pp

36th of 44

With a disability

12.8%

±1.9 pp

38th of 44

Bachelor's or higher

27.4%

±2.7 pp

−4.4 pp vs ID · 14th of 44

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

10.1%

90% interval 9.0%–11.2% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

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 counties.

Traffic fatalities

1

4.46 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

1