Jury Pool Profile
Owyhee County, Idaho
Republican +68 (2024)
- Population
- 12,284
- Median household income
- $59,773
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
Who sits on a jury?
Race & ethnicity
- White alone 8,979 73.1%
- Black or African American alone 59 0.5%
- Asian alone 13 0.1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native alone 599 4.9%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
- Some other race alone 1,372 11.2%
- Two or more races 1,262 10.3%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,049 24.8%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Age distribution
Median age 38.3
- Under 18 3,068 25.0%
- 18–24 999 8.1%
- 25–44 2,979 24.3%
- 45–64 2,891 23.5%
- 65 and over 2,347 19.1%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Economic context
Local economy
- Unemployment (12-mo)
- 4.1%
- +0.5 pp vs. state
- County GDP
- $677.4M
- 0.53% of state
- Avg. annual pay
- $47,269
- Establishments
- 405
U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024
Top employment sectors
Average annual employment by supersector
- Natural resources & mining 1,189 33.5%
- Education & health services 600 16.9%
- Trade, transportation & utilities 536 15.1%
- Leisure & hospitality 244 6.9%
- Manufacturing 242 6.8%
- Public administration 217 6.1%
- Professional & business services 210 5.9%
- Construction 183 5.2%
- Other services 62 1.7%
- Financial activities 35 1.0%
- Information 25 0.7%
BLS QCEW 2024
Housing
- Home ownership
- 70.9%
- Median gross rent
- $771
- Owner-occupied
- 3,011
- Renter-occupied
- 1,237
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Political composition
Presidential results
2024 presidential · 4,950 votes cast
- Republican 4,101 82.8%
- Democratic 756 15.3%
- Other / third-party 93 1.9%
Election results 2024
Languages, households, faith & health
Languages spoken at home
79.4% speak only English at home
- Spanish 2,197 19.0%
- Other 132 1.1%
- German 51 0.4%
- Other Asian/Pacific 2 0.0%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Household composition
- Households
- 4,248
- Family households
- 3,003
- 70.7% of households
- Married w/ children
- 2,448
- Single-mother households
- 183
- Veterans
- 684
- 7.4% of civilians 18+
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Religious composition
35.2% overall adherence rate
- Catholic 1,892 15.9%
- Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,593 13.4%
- Evangelical Protestant 683 5.7%
- Mainline Protestant 30 0.3%
US Religion Census 2020
Health & education
- Health insured
- 78.9%
- With a disability
- 17.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
- 13.7%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Court infrastructure
Court infrastructure
- Trial court
- 3rd 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
- Caldwell, Council, Emmett, Murphy, Payette, Weiser
This judicial district spans multiple countys.
Traffic safety context
Idaho statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific
- Traffic fatalities
- 2
- 21.7 per 100k drivers
- Fatal crashes
- 2
NHTSA FARS 2023