Skip to main content

Jury Pool Profile

Dolores County, Colorado

Republican +53 (2024)
Population
2,385
Median household income
$70,490
Unemployment
4.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 1,896 79.5%
  • Black or African American alone 0 0.0%
  • Asian alone 0 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 108 4.5%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 166 7.0%
  • Two or more races 215 9.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 296 12.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 57.2

  • Under 18 335 14.0%
  • 18–24 83 3.5%
  • 25–44 569 23.9%
  • 45–64 510 21.4%
  • 65 and over 888 37.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.7%
+0.74 pp vs. state
County GDP
$105.7M
0.02% of state
Avg. annual pay
$41,463
Establishments
100

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 135 24.8%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 117 21.5%
  • Public administration 107 19.6%
  • Leisure & hospitality 84 15.4%
  • Professional & business services 24 4.4%
  • Construction 22 4.0%
  • Natural resources & mining 20 3.7%
  • Manufacturing 18 3.3%
  • Information 7 1.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
84.1%
Median gross rent
$1,688
Owner-occupied
1,041
Renter-occupied
197

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,419 votes cast

  • Republican 1,076 75.8%
  • Democratic 325 22.9%
  • Other / third-party 18 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

87.2% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 222 9.8%
  • Other 41 1.8%
  • German 26 1.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
1,238
Family households
894
72.2% of households
Married w/ children
742
Single-mother households
9
Veterans
274
13.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

18.4% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 177 7.6%
  • Catholic 158 6.8%
  • Mainline Protestant 71 3.1%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 21 0.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
93.3%
With a disability
11.3%
Bachelor's or higher
24.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
22nd Judicial District Court
Judges
2 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 coloradojudicial.gov; reflects Jan 7, 2025 23rd JD reorganization)
Court seats
Cortez, Dove Creek

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Colorado statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
97.56 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Dolores County, Colorado to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.