Jury Pool Profile
Shoshone County, Idaho
- County seat
- Wallace
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 14,130
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 13,785.
At a glance
Shoshone County is a 14,130-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $56,309, $24,543 below the ID state median of $80,852; 12.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.1% 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 Trade, transportation & utilities, at 20.6% of covered employment, average pay $51,276/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.19%, above the 3.64% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 64% to 73% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 13,785
- Median household income
- $55,527
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 1%.
Shoshone County has a population of 13,785, with a median age of 44.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.6%; Black residents 1.0%. Independently, 4.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $56,309; 12.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 19.1%.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 20.6% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 19.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.19%, above the Idaho state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 69%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Shoshone County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 73.4% in 2024, 69.7% in 2020, 64.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 56% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 10.5% of the adult civilian population (1,148 individuals).