Jury Pool Profile
Garfield County, Colorado
- County seat
- Glenwood Springs
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 63,474
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 62,479.
At a glance
Garfield County is a 63,474-person venue. The county population is 69% White (Census race-alone categories). 33% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 61.5%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $91,858, $5,013 below the CO state median of $96,871; 33.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 26.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 24.9% of covered employment, average pay $70,314/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.06%, below the 3.87% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 62,479
- Median household income
- $91,131
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 69% / 1%.
Garfield County has a population of 62,479, with a median age of 37.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 68.5%; Black residents 0.9%. Independently, 32.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $91,858; 33.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 25% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 16.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.06%, below the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Garfield County was carried by the Democratic candidate with 49.8% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 49.9% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 49.6% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 26.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
26.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 5.6% of the adult civilian population (2,638 individuals).