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Jury Pool Profile

Lincoln County, Idaho

Republican +56 (2024)
Population
5,276
Median household income
$66,038
Unemployment
4.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 3,659 69.4%
  • Black or African American alone 34 0.6%
  • Asian alone 23 0.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 174 3.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 607 11.5%
  • Two or more races 779 14.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,689 32.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 37.2

  • Under 18 1,373 26.0%
  • 18–24 402 7.6%
  • 25–44 1,436 27.2%
  • 45–64 1,248 23.7%
  • 65 and over 817 15.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.3%
+0.68 pp vs. state
County GDP
$397.0M
0.31% of state
Avg. annual pay
$49,246
Establishments
208

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Natural resources & mining 424 24.6%
  • Education & health services 334 19.4%
  • Public administration 240 13.9%
  • Construction 237 13.7%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 194 11.2%
  • Manufacturing 138 8.0%
  • Professional & business services 82 4.8%
  • Leisure & hospitality 48 2.8%
  • Financial activities 6 0.3%
  • Other services 5 0.3%
  • Information 2 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
76.9%
Median gross rent
$860
Owner-occupied
1,412
Renter-occupied
424

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,917 votes cast

  • Republican 1,466 76.5%
  • Democratic 392 20.4%
  • Other / third-party 59 3.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

74.3% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 1,255 25.4%
  • German 6 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 4 0.1%
  • Arabic 3 0.1%
  • Other 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
1,836
Family households
1,334
72.7% of households
Married w/ children
1,095
Single-mother households
90
Veterans
308
7.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

33.4% overall adherence rate

  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 871 17.0%
  • Evangelical Protestant 407 7.9%
  • Catholic 229 4.5%
  • Mainline Protestant 207 4.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
84.5%
With a disability
13.3%
Bachelor's or higher
11.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
5th Judicial District Court
Judges
6 (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
Burley, Fairfield, Gooding, Hailey, Jerome, Rupert, Shoshone, Twin Falls

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Idaho statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
51.24 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Lincoln County, Idaho to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.