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Jury Pool Profile

Teton County, Idaho

Democratic +6.8 (2024)
County seat
Driggs
Judicial district
7th Judicial District Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
13,254
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 12,425.

At a glance

Teton County is a 13,254-person venue. The county population is 81% White (Census race-alone categories). 17% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $110,146, $29,294 above the ID state median of $80,852; 49.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 15.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 20.3% of covered employment, average pay $35,780/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.72%, below the 3.64% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.

Population
12,425
Median household income
$99,805
Unemployment
2.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Predominantly White

≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 81% / 0%.

Teton County has a population of 12,425, with a median age of 39.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 81.1%; Black residents 0.0%. Independently, 17.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $110,146; 49.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.5% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 9,858 79.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,146 17.3%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 10 0.1%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 329 2.6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 82 0.7%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 39.6

  • Under 18 2,775 22.3%
  • 18–24 811 6.5%
  • 25–44 3,667 29.5%
  • 45–64 3,394 27.3%
  • 65 and over 1,778 14.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$110,146
90% interval $99,544–$120,748
+$29,294 vs ID · 2nd of 44
Below poverty line
7.5%
90% interval 5.6%–9.4%
−2.9 pp vs ID · 43rd of 44

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Service-sector economy

None of the heuristic anchors fired (oil & gas <5%, healthcare/education <20%, manufacturing <15%). Top sector: Leisure & hospitality (20.3%).

Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 20.3% of covered employment, followed by Construction at 18.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.72%, below the Idaho state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
2.7%
−0.92 pp vs. state
County GDP
$653.1M
0.51% of state
Avg. annual pay
$54,567
Establishments
915

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Leisure & hospitality 995 20.3%
  • Construction 886 18.1%
  • Education & health services 734 15.0%
  • Professional & business services 692 14.1%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 670 13.7%
  • Public administration 208 4.2%
  • Other services 197 4.0%
  • Financial activities 137 2.8%
  • Information 18 0.4%

The sectors listed cover 92.5% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
80.8%
+8.7 pp vs ID · 11th of 44
Median gross rent
$1,319
+$81 vs ID · 5th of 44
Owner-occupied
3,780
Renter-occupied
897

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Diversified

    Top three sectors employ 53% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

  • Compressed wage spread

    Highest-paid sector pays only 2.1× the lowest ($75,214 vs $35,780/yr), a relatively flat local wage distribution.

  • Small-business scale

    Average establishment employs only 5.4 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Politically split

Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.

Teton County was carried by the Democratic candidate with 51.7% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 52.3% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 43.5% of the vote in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 6,698 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201643.5%43.4%
202045.0%52.3%
202444.9%51.7%
  • Democratic 3,463 51.7%
  • Republican 3,005 44.9%
  • Other / third-party 230 3.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-majority, linguistically diverse

Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 15.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

15.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 4.2% of the adult civilian population (404 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

84.4% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 1,644 14.0%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 85 0.7%
  • German or other West Germanic 69 0.6%
  • Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 10 0.1%
  • Chinese 5 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
4,677
Family households
2,789
59.6% of households
Married couples w/ children
970
34.8% of families
Single-mother families
188
6.7% of families
Veterans
404
4.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

30.0% overall adherence rate

  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2,709 23.3%
  • Catholic 300 2.6%
  • Black Protestant 300 2.6%
  • Evangelical Protestant 90 0.8%
  • Mainline Protestant 87 0.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
85.5%
±3.1 pp
Uninsured
14.5%
±3.1 pp
6th of 44
With a disability
8.3%
±1.5 pp
43rd of 44
Bachelor's or higher
49.9%
±4.6 pp
+18.1 pp vs ID · 1st of 44
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
14.2%
90% interval 12.7%–15.7% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
7th Judicial District Court
Judges
7 (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
Arco, Blackfoot, Challis, Driggs, Dubois, Idaho Falls, Rexburg, Rigby, Saint Anthony, Salmon

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Teton totals, 2024 — the per-100k rate is based on 1 recorded death, too few to be statistically reliable

Traffic fatalities
1
10.36 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Teton 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 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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