Jury Pool Profile
Power County, Idaho
- County seat
- American Falls
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,246
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,133.
At a glance
Power County is a 8,246-person venue. The county population is 63% White (Census race-alone categories). 34% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $65,002, $15,850 below the ID state median of $80,852; 15.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 30.7% 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 Manufacturing, at 31.7% of covered employment, average pay $78,073/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.34%, below the 3.64% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 60% to 71% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,133
- Median household income
- $61,146
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 63% / 0%.
Power County has a population of 8,133, with a median age of 34.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 62.6%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 34.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $65,002; 15.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 15.9%.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 31.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.34%, below the Idaho state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 67%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Power County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.1% in 2024, 68.6% in 2020, 60.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 76% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 30.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
30.7% 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 6.2% of the adult civilian population (352 individuals).