Jury Pool Profile

Chaffee County, Colorado

Democratic +14 (2024)

Population: 19,876
Median household income: $70,909
Unemployment: 4.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 17,640 88.8%
Black or African American alone 218 1.1%
Asian alone 147 0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 91 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 47 0.2%
Some other race alone 173 0.9%
Two or more races 1,560 7.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,933 9.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 47.6

Under 18 2,895 14.6%
18–24 1,146 5.8%
25–44 5,134 25.8%
45–64 5,572 28.0%
65 and over 5,129 25.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.0%; +0.01 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.3B; 0.23% of state
Avg. annual pay: $52,718
Establishments: 1,244

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Leisure & hospitality 2,144 23.2%
Trade, transportation & utilities 1,828 19.8%
Education & health services 1,775 19.2%
Public administration 1,051 11.4%
Construction 733 7.9%
Professional & business services 633 6.9%
Financial activities 375 4.1%
Manufacturing 296 3.2%
Other services 211 2.3%
Information 114 1.2%
Natural resources & mining 66 0.7%
Unclassified 3 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 72.9%
Median gross rent: $1,514
Owner-occupied: 6,707
Renter-occupied: 2,488

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 14,416 votes cast

Democratic 7,992 55.4%
Republican 6,034 41.9%
Other / third-party 390 2.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.5% speak only English at home

Spanish 657 3.4%
Slavic languages 112 0.6%
Korean 76 0.4%
French (incl. Cajun) 70 0.4%
German 68 0.4%
Vietnamese 28 0.1%
Other Indo-European 26 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 19 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 9,195
Family households: 5,658; 61.5% of households
Married w/ children: 4,809
Single-mother households: 473
Veterans: 1,085; 6.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

37.8% overall adherence rate

Catholic 3,124 16.0%
Evangelical Protestant 2,847 14.6%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 762 3.9%
Mainline Protestant 624 3.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.7%
With a disability: 11.4%
Bachelor's or higher: 45.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 11th 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: Cañon City, Fairplay, Salida, Westcliffe

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Colorado statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 1; 5.89 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023