Jury Pool Profile
Owyhee County, Idaho
- County seat
- Murphy
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,661
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 12,503.
At a glance
Owyhee County is a 12,661-person venue. The county population is 70% White (Census race-alone categories). 25% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $61,854, $18,998 below the ID state median of $80,852; 12.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 21.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Natural resources & mining, at 33.1% of covered employment, average pay $51,528/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.93%, above the 3.64% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 83% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 12,503
- Median household income
- $64,406
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 70% / 1%.
Owyhee County has a population of 12,503, with a median age of 39.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 69.8%; Black residents 0.5%. Independently, 24.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $61,854; 12.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 33.1%.
Natural resources & mining is the largest employment sector at 33.1% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 17.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.93%, above the Idaho state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Owyhee County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.8% in 2024, 80.5% in 2020, 77.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 21.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
21.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.7% of the adult civilian population (725 individuals).