Jury Pool Profile
Douglas County, Colorado
- County seat
- Castle Rock
- Judicial district
- 23rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 399,396
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 377,150.
At a glance
Douglas County is a 399,396-person venue. The county population is 80% White (Census race-alone categories). 10% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $152,657, $55,786 above the CO state median of $96,871; 62.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 10.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (1.9%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 21.3% of covered employment, average pay $67,138/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.54%, below the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 52% to 55% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 377,150
- Median household income
- $149,594
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 80% / 1%.
Douglas County has a population of 377,150, with a median age of 39.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 79.9%; Black residents 1.4%. Independently, 10.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $152,657; 62.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 4.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 31,919 jobs; Professional & business services, 28,337, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 21.3% of covered employment, followed by Professional & business services at 18.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.54%, below the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 53%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Douglas County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 52.3% in 2024, 52.4% in 2020, 54.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 74% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 10.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
10.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Chinese. Veterans account for 7.2% of the adult civilian population (20,642 individuals).