Jury Pool Profile
Archuleta County, Colorado
- County seat
- Pagosa Springs
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 14,306
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 13,900.
At a glance
Archuleta County is a 14,306-person venue. The county population is 80% White (Census race-alone categories). 17% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $77,215, $19,656 below the CO state median of $96,871; 40.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 23.9% of covered employment, average pay $30,304/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.39%, below the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 56% to 58% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 13,900
- Median household income
- $83,065
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 80% / 0%.
Archuleta County has a population of 13,900, with a median age of 52.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 80.0%; Black residents 0.0%. Independently, 16.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $77,215; 40.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Leisure & hospitality, 1,171 jobs; Education & health services, 1,016, is within 20% of it.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 23.9% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 20.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.39%, below the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 57%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Archuleta County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 55.8% in 2024, 56.7% in 2020, 58.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 72% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 10.1% of the adult civilian population (1,169 individuals).