Jury Pool Profile
Conejos County, Colorado
- County seat
- Conejos
- Judicial district
- 12th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,529
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,530.
At a glance
Conejos County is a 7,529-person venue. The county population is 55% White (Census race-alone categories). 50% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 46.0%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $53,781, $43,090 below the CO state median of $96,871; 25.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 27.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 34.8% of covered employment, average pay $40,833/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.84%, below the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 48% to 58% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 7,530
- Median household income
- $50,978
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 55% / 0%.
Conejos County has a population of 7,530, with a median age of 40.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 55.4%; Black residents 0.1%. Independently, 49.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $53,781; 25.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 35% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 34.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.84%, below the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 53%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Conejos County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 57.5% in 2024, 52.8% in 2020, 47.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 27.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
27.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 6.2% of the adult civilian population (350 individuals).