Jury Pool Profile
Madison County, Idaho
- County seat
- Rexburg
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 55,172
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 54,618.
At a glance
Madison County is a 55,172-person venue. The county population is 87% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $55,940, $24,912 below the ID state median of $80,852; 41.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Chinese. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 33.7% of covered employment, average pay $49,742/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.65%, above the 3.64% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 57% to 80% of the vote across the three. At least 21% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes; the ACS survey and the 2020 census disagree on how many, and this is the lower of the two, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 54,618
- Median household income
- $60,160
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 1%.
Madison County has a population of 54,618, with a median age of 21.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 87.1%; Black residents 1.0%. Independently, 9.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $55,940; 41.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 24.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 33.7%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 33.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.65%, above the Idaho state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 72%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Madison County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.2% in 2024, 79.2% in 2020, 57.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 74% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 9.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
9.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog. Veterans account for 1.5% of the adult civilian population (675 individuals).