Jury Pool Profile
El Paso County, Colorado
- County seat
- Colorado Springs
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 757,040
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 742,999.
At a glance
El Paso County is a 757,040-person venue. The county population is 70% White and 6% Black (Census race-alone categories). 19% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $90,778, $6,093 below the CO state median of $96,871; 41.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 11.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.1% of covered employment, average pay $63,373/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.03%, above the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 54% to 56% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 742,999
- Median household income
- $90,363
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 70% / 6%.
El Paso County has a population of 742,999, with a median age of 35.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 70.3%; Black residents 5.8%. Independently, 18.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $90,778; 41.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 27% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.1% of covered employment, followed by Professional & business services at 17.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.03%, above the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 54%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
El Paso County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 53.6% in 2024, 53.5% in 2020, 56.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 11.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
11.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 15.6% of the adult civilian population (83,348 individuals).