Jury Pool Profile

Bent County, Colorado

Republican +39 (2024)

Population: 5,524
Median household income: $49,194
Unemployment: 4.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 3,876 70.2%
Black or African American alone 192 3.5%
Asian alone 44 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 153 2.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 5 0.1%
Some other race alone 467 8.5%
Two or more races 787 14.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,780 32.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.7

Under 18 894 16.2%
18–24 298 5.4%
25–44 1,842 33.3%
45–64 1,451 26.3%
65 and over 1,039 18.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.8%; +0.88 pp vs. state
County GDP: $175.3M; 0.03% of state
Avg. annual pay: $48,755
Establishments: 97

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 393 33.4%
Public administration 148 12.6%
Trade, transportation & utilities 121 10.3%
Financial activities 61 5.2%
Leisure & hospitality 59 5.0%
Natural resources & mining 52 4.4%
Professional & business services 12 1.0%
Construction 5 0.4%
Other services 5 0.4%
Information 3 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 66.1%
Median gross rent: $854
Owner-occupied: 1,239
Renter-occupied: 636

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 2,189 votes cast

Republican 1,496 68.3%
Democratic 645 29.5%
Other / third-party 48 2.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

90.7% speak only English at home

Spanish 408 7.7%
French (incl. Cajun) 57 1.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 17 0.3%
Other Indo-European 10 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 1,875
Family households: 1,080; 57.6% of households
Married w/ children: 790
Single-mother households: 125
Veterans: 271; 5.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

13.5% overall adherence rate

Catholic 461 8.2%
Evangelical Protestant 171 3.0%
Mainline Protestant 121 2.1%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 7 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 91.8%
With a disability: 19.1%
Bachelor's or higher: 14.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 16th 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: La Junta, Las Animas, Ordway

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Colorado statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 1; 21.6 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023