Jury Pool Profile
Costilla County, Colorado
- County seat
- San Luis
- Judicial district
- 12th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 3,679
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 3,607.
At a glance
Costilla County is a 3,679-person venue. The county population is 44% White (Census race-alone categories). 55% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 37.3%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $43,575, $53,296 below the CO state median of $96,871; 24.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 29.2% 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 22.5% of covered employment, average pay $37,911/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.09%, above the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 56% to 63% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 3,607
- Median household income
- $36,861
- Unemployment
- 7.1%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 44%; Black: 3%.
Costilla County has a population of 3,607, with a median age of 50.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 44.2%; Black residents 2.5%. Independently, 54.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $43,575; 24.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 22.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 208 jobs; Public administration, 182, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 22.5% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 19.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.09%, above the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 60%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Costilla County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 55.5% in 2024, 62.6% in 2020, 60.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 29.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
29.2% 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 12.2% of the adult civilian population (357 individuals).