Jury Pool Profile
Gilpin County, Colorado
- County seat
- Central City
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 6,073
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,901.
At a glance
Gilpin County is a 6,073-person venue. The county population is 88% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $96,815; 52.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 82.9% of covered employment, average pay $67,513/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.4%, below the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 46% to 55% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 5,901
- Median household income
- $95,361
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 88% / 3%.
Gilpin County has a population of 5,901, with a median age of 47.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 87.8%; Black residents 2.6%. Independently, 7.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $96,815; 52.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.3% 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 83% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 82.9% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 8.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.4%, below the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 51%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Gilpin County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 54.6% in 2024, 53.1% in 2020, 45.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 56% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 7.1% of the adult civilian population (350 individuals).