Jury Pool Profile

El Paso County, Colorado

Republican +10 (2024)

Population: 736,008
Median household income: $87,470
Unemployment: 4.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 534,679 72.6%
Black or African American alone 43,788 5.9%
Asian alone 20,880 2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 7,158 1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 2,075 0.3%
Some other race alone 32,173 4.4%
Two or more races 95,255 12.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 134,942 18.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 35

Under 18 172,420 23.4%
18–24 76,944 10.5%
25–44 218,900 29.7%
45–64 167,102 22.7%
65 and over 100,642 13.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.3%; +0.37 pp vs. state
County GDP: $55.1B; 9.88% of state
Avg. annual pay: $67,491
Establishments: 25,331

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 81,577 26.4%
Trade, transportation & utilities 53,314 17.2%
Professional & business services 52,359 16.9%
Leisure & hospitality 40,257 13.0%
Financial activities 18,374 5.9%
Construction 17,835 5.8%
Public administration 15,639 5.1%
Other services 12,239 4.0%
Manufacturing 12,121 3.9%
Information 5,236 1.7%
Natural resources & mining 484 0.2%
Unclassified 48 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 66.4%
Median gross rent: $1,609
Owner-occupied: 187,976
Renter-occupied: 95,198

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Largest employers

Principal employers by headcount

#	Employer	Sector	Employees
1	Fort Carson (U.S. Army installation)	Military / federal government	29,500*
2	Peterson, Schriever & Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Bases	Military / federal government	16,400*
3	United States Air Force Academy	Military / federal government / education	9,200*
4	UCHealth Memorial Health System	Healthcare	7,050*
5	School District #11 - Colorado Springs	Public education (K-12)	3,600*
6	University of Colorado (Colorado Springs / UCCS)	Public education (higher ed)	3,300*
7	School District #20 - Air Academy	Public education (K-12)	3,050*
8	El Paso County	Local government	3,050*
9	City of Colorado Springs	Local government	2,950*
10	Colorado Springs Utilities	Utilities (municipal)	2,050*

* Headcount is an estimate.

Source: El Paso County, Colorado Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), Schedule 13 - Principal Employers, prepared by El Paso County Financial Services / Finance Division (data sources cited: Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC, Colorado Springs Business Journal, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, annual reports, company websites) (2024)

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 380,813 votes cast

Republican 203,933 53.6%
Democratic 166,597 43.7%
Other / third-party 10,283 2.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

88.8% speak only English at home

Spanish 49,133 7.1%
German 4,948 0.7%
Other Indo-European 4,041 0.6%
Slavic languages 3,413 0.5%
Other Asian/Pacific 2,992 0.4%
Korean 2,854 0.4%
Other 2,621 0.4%
Tagalog 2,542 0.4%
French (incl. Cajun) 1,895 0.3%
Vietnamese 1,341 0.2%
Chinese 1,310 0.2%
Arabic 402 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 283,174
Family households: 191,130; 67.5% of households
Married w/ children: 149,891
Single-mother households: 14,470
Veterans: 83,585; 15.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

43.2% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 134,754 18.4%
Catholic 120,871 16.5%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 32,151 4.4%
Mainline Protestant 21,052 2.9%
Black Protestant 6,247 0.9%
Orthodox 690 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.9%
With a disability: 12.5%
Bachelor's or higher: 41.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 4th Judicial District Court
Judges: 21 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 coloradojudicial.gov; reflects Jan 7, 2025 23rd JD reorganization)
Court seats: Colorado Springs, Cripple Creek

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Colorado statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 78; 13.84 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 76

NHTSA FARS 2023