Jury Pool Profile
Payette County, Idaho
- County seat
- Payette
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 27,824
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 26,771.
At a glance
Payette County is a 27,824-person venue. The county population is 82% White (Census race-alone categories). 18% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 75.5%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $70,338, $10,514 below the ID state median of $80,852; 17.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.6% 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 Education & health services, at 23.1% of covered employment, average pay $51,786/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.34%, above the 3.64% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 26,771
- Median household income
- $67,673
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 82% / 0%.
Payette County has a population of 26,771, with a median age of 38.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 82.0%; Black residents 0.1%. Independently, 17.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $70,338; 17.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Education & health services' is ≥20% of total covered employment. This county: 23.1%.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 23.1% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 18.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.34%, above the Idaho state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Payette County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.4% in 2024, 78.5% in 2020, 75.5% 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'). 9.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
9.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 9.1% of the adult civilian population (1,818 individuals).