Jury Pool Profile
Grand County, Colorado
- County seat
- Hot Sulphur Springs
- Judicial district
- 14th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 16,496
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 15,895.
At a glance
Grand County is a 16,496-person venue. The county population is 79% White (Census race-alone categories). 10% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $91,454, $5,417 below the CO state median of $96,871; 42.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 40.9% of covered employment, average pay $39,000/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.08%, below the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 49% to 52% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 15,895
- Median household income
- $88,612
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 79% / 0%.
Grand County has a population of 15,895, with a median age of 45.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 78.7%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 10.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $91,454; 42.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.0% 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 41% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 40.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 14.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.08%, below the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 50%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Grand County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 48.8% in 2024, 49.5% in 2020, 52.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 54% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 8.6% of the adult civilian population (1,150 individuals).