Jury Pool Profile

Adams County, Colorado

Democratic +9 (2024)

Population: 524,408
Median household income: $91,387
Unemployment: 4.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 315,627 60.2%
Black or African American alone 18,265 3.5%
Asian alone 21,305 4.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 7,560 1.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 889 0.2%
Some other race alone 58,348 11.1%
Two or more races 102,414 19.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 221,633 42.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 34.6

Under 18 133,000 25.4%
18–24 47,460 9.1%
25–44 165,383 31.5%
45–64 120,724 23.0%
65 and over 57,841 11.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.5%; +0.55 pp vs. state
County GDP: $43.1B; 7.73% of state
Avg. annual pay: $73,817
Establishments: 14,156

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 68,719 27.6%
Education & health services 61,473 24.7%
Professional & business services 28,140 11.3%
Construction 26,605 10.7%
Leisure & hospitality 21,891 8.8%
Manufacturing 13,483 5.4%
Public administration 10,418 4.2%
Other services 7,147 2.9%
Financial activities 7,037 2.8%
Information 2,477 1.0%
Natural resources & mining 1,882 0.8%
Unclassified 27 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 68.9%
Median gross rent: $1,713
Owner-occupied: 127,392
Renter-occupied: 57,572

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Largest employers

Principal employers by headcount

#	Employer	Sector	Employees
1	UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital	Education & health services	14,100*
2	Amazon	Trade, transportation & utilities	12,400*
3	HealthONE: North Suburban Medical Center	Education & health services	12,200*
4	Centura St. Anthony Hospital North	Education & health services	10,700*
5	Lockheed Martin Corporation	Manufacturing	10,700*
6	United Airlines	Trade, transportation & utilities	10,500*
7	Intermountain Healthcare	Education & health services	8,400*
8	Comcast	Information	8,100*
9	Children's Hospital Colorado	Education & health services	7,000*
10	Kaiser Permanente	Education & health services	6,800*

* Headcount is an estimate.

Source: Adams County, Colorado — 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), Statistical Section, "Principal Employers — Current Year and Nine Years Ago" (p. 151). Underlying data per ACFR: Metro Denver Economic Development Corp. county profiles, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Colorado Dept. of Labor & Employment (LMI Gateway). (2024)

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 233,336 votes cast

Democratic 124,056 53.2%
Republican 103,024 44.2%
Other / third-party 6,256 2.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

70.7% speak only English at home

Spanish 116,975 23.8%
Other Asian/Pacific 5,358 1.1%
Other Indo-European 4,279 0.9%
Vietnamese 3,502 0.7%
Slavic languages 2,885 0.6%
Other 2,570 0.5%
French (incl. Cajun) 2,562 0.5%
Chinese 2,331 0.5%
German 1,268 0.3%
Korean 940 0.2%
Arabic 631 0.1%
Tagalog 614 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 184,964
Family households: 126,718; 68.5% of households
Married w/ children: 92,694
Single-mother households: 11,989
Veterans: 24,179; 6.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

26.9% overall adherence rate

Catholic 79,174 15.2%
Evangelical Protestant 30,412 5.9%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 23,154 4.5%
Mainline Protestant 4,918 0.9%
Black Protestant 1,648 0.3%
Orthodox 300 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 88.9%
With a disability: 11.3%
Bachelor's or higher: 28.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 17th Judicial District Court
Judges: 18 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 coloradojudicial.gov; reflects Jan 7, 2025 23rd JD reorganization)
Court seats: Brighton, Broomfield

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Colorado statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 64; 16.35 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 61

NHTSA FARS 2023