Jury Pool Profile
Cheyenne County, Colorado
- County seat
- Cheyenne Wells
- Judicial district
- 15th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 1,713
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 1,741.
At a glance
Cheyenne County is a 1,713-person venue. The county population is 82% White (Census race-alone categories). 11% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $70,475, $26,396 below the CO state median of $96,871; 26.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.1% of covered employment, average pay $53,572/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.37%, below the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 84% to 88% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 1,741
- Median household income
- $70,865
- Unemployment
- 2.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 82% / 2%.
Cheyenne County has a population of 1,741, with a median age of 42.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 82.0%; Black residents 1.8%. Independently, 10.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $70,475; 26.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.2% 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 28% of covered jobs. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is about 9.7% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.1% of covered employment, followed by Natural resources & mining at 19.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.37%, below the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 87%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Cheyenne County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 88.2% in 2024, 87.4% in 2020, 84.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.7% of the adult civilian population (104 individuals).