Jury Pool Profile
Minidoka County, Idaho
- County seat
- Rupert
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 22,911
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 22,208.
At a glance
Minidoka County is a 22,911-person venue. The county population is 67% White (Census race-alone categories). 37% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 58.8%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $72,149, $8,703 below the ID state median of $80,852; 15.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 25.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 24.9% of covered employment, average pay $53,025/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.54%, below the 3.64% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 71% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 22,208
- Median household income
- $70,377
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 67% / 0%.
Minidoka County has a population of 22,208, with a median age of 34.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 67.0%; Black residents 0.1%. Independently, 37.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $72,149; 15.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 15.1%.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 24.9% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 16.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.54%, below the Idaho state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 77%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Minidoka County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.5% in 2024, 78.4% in 2020, 71.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 71% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 25.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
25.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Chinese. Veterans account for 5.9% of the adult civilian population (938 individuals).