Jury Pool Profile

Alamosa County, Colorado

Republican +11 (2024)

Population: 16,515
Median household income: $51,445
Unemployment: 4.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 10,176 61.6%
Black or African American alone 304 1.8%
Asian alone 84 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 717 4.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 60 0.4%
Some other race alone 1,323 8.0%
Two or more races 3,851 23.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7,900 47.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 33.1

Under 18 3,902 23.6%
18–24 2,622 15.9%
25–44 4,469 27.1%
45–64 3,086 18.7%
65 and over 2,436 14.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.9%; +0.96 pp vs. state
County GDP: $911.6M; 0.16% of state
Avg. annual pay: $49,261
Establishments: 623

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 2,853 35.0%
Trade, transportation & utilities 1,532 18.8%
Leisure & hospitality 1,021 12.5%
Public administration 777 9.5%
Construction 474 5.8%
Professional & business services 431 5.3%
Financial activities 384 4.7%
Natural resources & mining 298 3.7%
Other services 195 2.4%
Manufacturing 133 1.6%
Information 51 0.6%
Unclassified 2 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 56.4%
Median gross rent: $904
Owner-occupied: 3,705
Renter-occupied: 2,865

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 7,519 votes cast

Republican 4,057 54.0%
Democratic 3,244 43.1%
Other / third-party 218 2.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

79.1% speak only English at home

Spanish 3,015 19.4%
French (incl. Cajun) 56 0.4%
German 50 0.3%
Other Asian/Pacific 34 0.2%
Other 26 0.2%
Chinese 23 0.1%
Other Indo-European 15 0.1%
Vietnamese 14 0.1%
Slavic languages 8 0.1%
Tagalog 6 0.0%
Korean 5 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 6,570
Family households: 3,986; 60.7% of households
Married w/ children: 2,592
Single-mother households: 535
Veterans: 511; 4.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

38.5% overall adherence rate

Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2,846 17.4%
Catholic 2,043 12.5%
Evangelical Protestant 1,098 6.7%
Mainline Protestant 319 1.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.6%
With a disability: 18.5%
Bachelor's or higher: 29.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 12th Judicial District Court
Judges: 4 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 coloradojudicial.gov; reflects Jan 7, 2025 23rd JD reorganization)
Court seats: Alamosa, Conejos, Creede, Del Norte, Saguache, San Luis

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Colorado statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 1; 7.93 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023