Jury Pool Profile
Kootenai County, Idaho
- County seat
- Coeur d'Alene
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 191,864
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 181,996.
At a glance
Kootenai County is a 191,864-person venue. The county population is 87% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $83,330, $2,478 above the ID state median of $80,852; 30.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 25.2% of covered employment, average pay $64,722/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.45%, above the 3.64% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 67% to 75% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 181,996
- Median household income
- $81,861
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 0%.
Kootenai County has a population of 181,996, with a median age of 40.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 87.1%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 5.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $83,330; 30.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 25.2%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.45%, above the Idaho state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 71%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Kootenai County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.8% in 2024, 69.9% in 2020, 67.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 9.7% of the adult civilian population (13,662 individuals).