Jury Pool Profile
Baca County, Colorado
- County seat
- Springfield
- Judicial district
- 15th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 3,347
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 3,428.
At a glance
Baca County is a 3,347-person venue. The county population is 88% White (Census race-alone categories). 11% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 82.8%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $51,533, $45,338 below the CO state median of $96,871; 24.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 44.3% of covered employment, average pay $39,605/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.84%, below the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 81% to 84% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 3,428
- Median household income
- $46,215
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 88% / 0%.
Baca County has a population of 3,428, with a median age of 43.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 88.3%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 10.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $51,533; 24.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 44% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 44.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.84%, below the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 83%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Baca County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 84.1% in 2024, 83.9% in 2020, 81.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 52% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, Tagalog. Veterans account for 5.6% of the adult civilian population (148 individuals).