Jury Pool Profile

Costilla County, Colorado

Democratic +15 (2024)

Population: 3,571
Median household income: $36,519
Unemployment: 7.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 1,870 52.4%
Black or African American alone 125 3.5%
Asian alone 42 1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 131 3.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 291 8.1%
Two or more races 1,112 31.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,985 55.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 50.7

Under 18 670 18.8%
18–24 215 6.0%
25–44 766 21.5%
45–64 939 26.3%
65 and over 981 27.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 7.4%; +3.49 pp vs. state
County GDP: $125.8M; 0.02% of state
Avg. annual pay: $40,602
Establishments: 116

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 202 21.0%
Trade, transportation & utilities 181 18.8%
Public administration 180 18.7%
Natural resources & mining 135 14.0%
Leisure & hospitality 57 5.9%
Professional & business services 19 2.0%
Information 5 0.5%
Financial activities 5 0.5%
Construction 3 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 78.5%
Median gross rent: $857
Owner-occupied: 1,236
Renter-occupied: 338

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 2,080 votes cast

Democratic 1,155 55.5%
Republican 850 40.9%
Other / third-party 75 3.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

68.5% speak only English at home

Spanish 1,056 31.0%
German 11 0.3%
Other Asian/Pacific 6 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 1,574
Family households: 991; 63.0% of households
Married w/ children: 729
Single-mother households: 107
Veterans: 343; 11.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

36.1% overall adherence rate

Catholic 1,024 29.3%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 220 6.3%
Evangelical Protestant 20 0.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 91.7%
With a disability: 23.7%
Bachelor's or higher: 27.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 12th 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: Alamosa, Conejos, Creede, Del Norte, Saguache, San Luis

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Colorado statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 2; 68.94 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 2

NHTSA FARS 2023