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Jury Pool Profile

Shoshone County, Idaho

Republican +49 (2024)
Population
13,580
Median household income
$49,975
Unemployment
5.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 12,345 90.9%
  • Black or African American alone 127 0.9%
  • Asian alone 40 0.3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 168 1.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 31 0.2%
  • Some other race alone 66 0.5%
  • Two or more races 803 5.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 537 4.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45.1

  • Under 18 2,820 20.8%
  • 18–24 933 6.9%
  • 25–44 3,025 22.3%
  • 45–64 3,710 27.3%
  • 65 and over 3,092 22.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.6%
+1.94 pp vs. state
County GDP
$954.9M
0.74% of state
Avg. annual pay
$53,791
Establishments
502

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,019 21.1%
  • Education & health services 1,006 20.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 832 17.2%
  • Leisure & hospitality 751 15.5%
  • Public administration 340 7.0%
  • Professional & business services 252 5.2%
  • Construction 212 4.4%
  • Manufacturing 174 3.6%
  • Financial activities 139 2.9%
  • Other services 76 1.6%
  • Information 32 0.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
73.8%
Median gross rent
$880
Owner-occupied
4,193
Renter-occupied
1,486

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 6,130 votes cast

  • Republican 4,500 73.4%
  • Democratic 1,472 24.0%
  • Other / third-party 158 2.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.8% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 109 0.9%
  • German 69 0.5%
  • Tagalog 32 0.3%
  • Other Indo-European 30 0.2%
  • Other 18 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 15 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 6 0.0%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 4 0.0%
  • Chinese 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
5,679
Family households
3,088
54.4% of households
Married w/ children
2,323
Single-mother households
205
Veterans
1,062
9.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

17.7% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 760 5.8%
  • Catholic 679 5.2%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 498 3.8%
  • Mainline Protestant 400 3.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
89.2%
With a disability
22.6%
Bachelor's or higher
11.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
1st Judicial District Court
Judges
5 (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
Bonners Ferry, Coeur d'Alene, Sandpoint, St. Maries, Wallace

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Idaho statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
18.59 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Shoshone County, Idaho to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.