Jury Pool Profile

Custer County, Colorado

Republican +36 (2024)

Population: 5,073
Median household income: $72,700
Unemployment: 4.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 4,757 93.8%
Black or African American alone 0 0.0%
Asian alone 57 1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 5 0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 133 2.6%
Two or more races 121 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92 1.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 58.6

Under 18 731 14.4%
18–24 310 6.1%
25–44 652 12.9%
45–64 1,839 36.3%
65 and over 1,541 30.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.1%; +0.16 pp vs. state
County GDP: $227.5M; 0.04% of state
Avg. annual pay: $44,456
Establishments: 201

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 226 22.2%
Leisure & hospitality 221 21.7%
Education & health services 131 12.9%
Public administration 120 11.8%
Professional & business services 105 10.3%
Construction 80 7.9%
Manufacturing 55 5.4%
Financial activities 38 3.7%
Information 18 1.8%
Natural resources & mining 14 1.4%
Other services 12 1.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 85.7%
Median gross rent: $1,021
Owner-occupied: 2,097
Renter-occupied: 351

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,867 votes cast

Republican 2,583 66.8%
Democratic 1,188 30.7%
Other / third-party 96 2.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.4% speak only English at home

Spanish 59 1.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 11 0.2%
German 9 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 2,448
Family households: 1,553; 63.4% of households
Married w/ children: 1,432
Single-mother households: 18
Veterans: 397; 9.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

38.5% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 1,002 21.3%
Catholic 384 8.2%
Mainline Protestant 223 4.7%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 202 4.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.2%
With a disability: 14.0%
Bachelor's or higher: 35.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 11th 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: Cañon City, Fairplay, Salida, Westcliffe

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Colorado statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 0; 0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 0

NHTSA FARS 2023