Jury Pool Profile
Elbert County, Colorado
- County seat
- Kiowa
- Judicial district
- 23rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 30,534
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 27,874.
At a glance
Elbert County is a 30,534-person venue. The county population is 85% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $128,776, $31,905 above the CO state median of $96,871; 36.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Construction, at 23.6% of covered employment, average pay $72,758/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.35%, below the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 74% to 74% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 27,874
- Median household income
- $132,685
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 85% / 1%.
Elbert County has a population of 27,874, with a median age of 45.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 84.8%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 9.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $128,776; 36.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 5.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Construction, about 24% of covered jobs.
Construction is the largest employment sector at 23.6% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 17.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.35%, below the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 74%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Elbert County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.5% in 2024, 73.9% in 2020, 73.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 82% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 9.5% of the adult civilian population (2,079 individuals).