Jury Pool Profile
Lincoln County, Idaho
- County seat
- Shoshone
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,603
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,358.
At a glance
Lincoln County is a 5,603-person venue. The county population is 64% White (Census race-alone categories). 32% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $69,819, $11,033 below the ID state median of $80,852; 11.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 27.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Arabic. The largest employment sector is Natural resources & mining, at 23.6% of covered employment, average pay $47,845/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.2%, above the 3.64% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 68% to 76% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 5,358
- Median household income
- $71,453
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 64% / 1%.
Lincoln County has a population of 5,358, with a median age of 37.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 63.8%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 32.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $69,819; 11.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 23.6%.
Natural resources & mining is the largest employment sector at 23.6% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 18.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.2%, above the Idaho state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lincoln County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 76.5% in 2024, 75.7% in 2020, 67.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 72% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 27.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
27.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.5% of the adult civilian population (298 individuals).