Jury Pool Profile
Latah County, Idaho
- County seat
- Moscow
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 41,842
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 41,049.
At a glance
Latah County is a 41,842-person venue. The county population is 87% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $64,961, $15,891 below the ID state median of $80,852; 43.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Arabic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 43.2% of covered employment, average pay $55,702/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.25%, below the 3.64% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 41,049
- Median household income
- $65,424
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 1%.
Latah County has a population of 41,049, with a median age of 30.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 86.8%; Black residents 1.0%. Independently, 5.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $64,961; 43.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 43.2%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 43.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 16.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.25%, below the Idaho state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Latah County was carried by the Republican candidate with 52.2% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 49.8% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 44.6% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 58% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 6.1% of the adult civilian population (2,038 individuals).