Jury Pool Profile

Lemhi County, Idaho

Republican +55 (2024)

Population: 8,166
Median household income: $52,057
Unemployment: 4.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 7,521 92.1%
Black or African American alone 1 0.0%
Asian alone 21 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 63 0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 27 0.3%
Some other race alone 109 1.3%
Two or more races 424 5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 148 1.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 53.1

Under 18 1,495 18.3%
18–24 637 7.8%
25–44 1,413 17.3%
45–64 2,136 26.2%
65 and over 2,485 30.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.4%; +0.78 pp vs. state
County GDP: $546.1M; 0.42% of state
Avg. annual pay: $49,342
Establishments: 455

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 667 24.5%
Trade, transportation & utilities 492 18.1%
Public administration 436 16.0%
Leisure & hospitality 369 13.6%
Construction 207 7.6%
Professional & business services 174 6.4%
Natural resources & mining 109 4.0%
Manufacturing 90 3.3%
Financial activities 67 2.5%
Other services 67 2.5%
Information 39 1.4%
Unclassified 5 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 81.3%
Median gross rent: $721
Owner-occupied: 2,725
Renter-occupied: 625

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,873 votes cast

Republican 3,716 76.3%
Democratic 1,038 21.3%
Other / third-party 119 2.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.3% speak only English at home

Spanish 57 0.7%
Other 27 0.3%
German 20 0.3%
Other Indo-European 19 0.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 9 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 3,350
Family households: 1,858; 55.5% of households
Married w/ children: 1,537
Single-mother households: 88
Veterans: 683; 10.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

55.8% overall adherence rate

Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,801 22.6%
Evangelical Protestant 1,680 21.1%
Catholic 679 8.5%
Mainline Protestant 292 3.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.2%
With a disability: 22.2%
Bachelor's or higher: 22.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

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

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Idaho statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 44.97 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023