Jury Pool Profile
Denver County, Colorado
- County seat
- Denver
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 740,613
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 718,877.
At a glance
Denver County is a 740,613-person venue. The county population is 59% White and 9% Black (Census race-alone categories). 28% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 54.0%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $92,395, $4,476 below the CO state median of $96,871; 56.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 23.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other and unspecified languages (1.5%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Professional & business services, at 23.0% of covered employment, average pay $143,784/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.05%, above the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 75% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 718,877
- Median household income
- $94,718
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 59% / 9%.
Denver County has a population of 718,877, with a median age of 35.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 59.3%; Black residents 9.0%. Independently, 28.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $92,395; 56.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Professional & business services, about 23% of covered jobs.
Professional & business services is the largest employment sector at 23.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.05%, above the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 77%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Denver County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 76.7% in 2024, 79.6% in 2020, 75.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 45% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 23.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
23.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 4.3% of the adult civilian population (25,297 individuals).