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Jury Pool Profile

Cheyenne County, Colorado

Republican +78 (2024)
Population
1,732
Median household income
$67,768
Unemployment
2.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 1,445 83.4%
  • Black or African American alone 19 1.1%
  • Asian alone 5 0.3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 6 0.3%
  • Some other race alone 43 2.5%
  • Two or more races 213 12.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 219 12.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43

  • Under 18 395 22.8%
  • 18–24 95 5.5%
  • 25–44 455 26.3%
  • 45–64 443 25.6%
  • 65 and over 344 19.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
2.7%
-1.24 pp vs. state
County GDP
$356.1M
0.06% of state
Avg. annual pay
$57,510
Establishments
103

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 195 27.1%
  • Natural resources & mining 144 20.0%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 138 19.2%
  • Financial activities 79 11.0%
  • Public administration 75 10.4%
  • Professional & business services 9 1.3%
  • Construction 6 0.8%
  • Information 5 0.7%
  • Leisure & hospitality 5 0.7%
  • Other services 3 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
72.7%
Median gross rent
$862
Owner-occupied
546
Renter-occupied
205

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,055 votes cast

  • Republican 930 88.2%
  • Democratic 108 10.2%
  • Other / third-party 17 1.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

87.4% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 144 8.7%
  • German 60 3.6%
  • Slavic languages 3 0.2%
  • Other Indo-European 3 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
751
Family households
489
65.1% of households
Married w/ children
420
Single-mother households
19
Veterans
99
7.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

49.8% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 454 26.0%
  • Evangelical Protestant 339 19.4%
  • Mainline Protestant 78 4.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.0%
With a disability
10.7%
Bachelor's or higher
24.4%

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
3
224.38 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Cheyenne 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.