Jury Pool Profile
Custer County, Colorado
- County seat
- Westcliffe
- Judicial district
- 11th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,590
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,247.
At a glance
Custer County is a 5,590-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $71,090, $25,781 below the CO state median of $96,871; 43.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 21.0% of covered employment, average pay $47,190/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.46%, below the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 67% to 68% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 5,247
- Median household income
- $72,674
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 0%.
Custer County has a population of 5,247, with a median age of 58.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.5%; Black residents 0.0%. Independently, 4.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $71,090; 43.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 216 jobs; Leisure & hospitality, 211, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 21.0% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 20.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.46%, below the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 67%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Custer County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.8% in 2024, 68.1% in 2020, 67.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 57% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 12.3% of the adult civilian population (557 individuals).