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Jury Pool Profile

Baca County, Colorado

Republican +70 (2024)
Population
3,460
Median household income
$40,380
Unemployment
3.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 3,112 89.9%
  • Black or African American alone 11 0.3%
  • Asian alone 87 2.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 23 0.7%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 90 2.6%
  • Two or more races 137 4.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 370 10.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43

  • Under 18 772 22.3%
  • 18–24 196 5.7%
  • 25–44 817 23.6%
  • 45–64 809 23.4%
  • 65 and over 866 25.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.2%
-0.72 pp vs. state
County GDP
$143.1M
0.03% of state
Avg. annual pay
$40,474
Establishments
123

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 505 43.1%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 239 20.4%
  • Public administration 158 13.5%
  • Natural resources & mining 92 7.9%
  • Construction 59 5.0%
  • Leisure & hospitality 42 3.6%
  • Financial activities 40 3.4%
  • Professional & business services 19 1.6%
  • Other services 3 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
71.9%
Median gross rent
$490
Owner-occupied
1,145
Renter-occupied
448

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 2,004 votes cast

  • Republican 1,686 84.1%
  • Democratic 275 13.7%
  • Other / third-party 43 2.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.0% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 64 2.0%
  • Vietnamese 33 1.0%
  • Tagalog 12 0.4%
  • Slavic languages 11 0.3%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 6 0.2%
  • Arabic 4 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
1,593
Family households
826
51.9% of households
Married w/ children
644
Single-mother households
113
Veterans
181
6.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

25.4% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 527 15.0%
  • Mainline Protestant 239 6.8%
  • Catholic 119 3.4%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 5 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.3%
With a disability
16.9%
Bachelor's or higher
24.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
15th Judicial District Court
Judges
2 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 coloradojudicial.gov; reflects Jan 7, 2025 23rd JD reorganization)
Court seats
Cheyenne Wells, Eads, Lamar, Springfield

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Colorado statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
1
37.2 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Baca County, Colorado 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 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.