Jury Pool Profile
Eagle County, Colorado
- County seat
- Eagle
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 54,291
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 55,135.
At a glance
Eagle County is a 54,291-person venue. The county population is 65% White (Census race-alone categories). 30% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $111,517, $14,646 above the CO state median of $96,871; 50.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 25.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 31.2% of covered employment, average pay $47,147/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.3%, below the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 56% to 64% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 55,135
- Median household income
- $104,096
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 65% / 1%.
Eagle County has a population of 55,135, with a median age of 39.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 65.4%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 30.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $111,517; 50.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Leisure & hospitality, about 31% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 31.2% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 14.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.3%, below the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 60%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Eagle County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 61.0% in 2024, 63.8% in 2020, 56.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 25.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
25.0% 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 4.8% of the adult civilian population (2,111 individuals).