Jury Pool Profile

Gunnison County, Colorado

Democratic +29 (2024)

Population: 17,158
Median household income: $77,358
Unemployment: 3.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 15,373 89.6%
Black or African American alone 181 1.1%
Asian alone 135 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 50 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 18 0.1%
Some other race alone 306 1.8%
Two or more races 1,095 6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,691 9.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 37

Under 18 2,692 15.7%
18–24 3,058 17.8%
25–44 4,746 27.7%
45–64 4,173 24.3%
65 and over 2,489 14.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.5%; -0.43 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.6B; 0.28% of state
Avg. annual pay: $53,768
Establishments: 1,343

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Leisure & hospitality 2,436 25.1%
Education & health services 1,808 18.7%
Trade, transportation & utilities 1,455 15.0%
Construction 1,015 10.5%
Professional & business services 789 8.1%
Public administration 745 7.7%
Financial activities 442 4.6%
Natural resources & mining 433 4.5%
Other services 289 3.0%
Manufacturing 199 2.1%
Information 78 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 66.9%
Median gross rent: $1,191
Owner-occupied: 5,290
Renter-occupied: 2,613

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 10,939 votes cast

Democratic 6,887 63.0%
Republican 3,689 33.7%
Other / third-party 363 3.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

93.0% speak only English at home

Spanish 835 5.0%
German 137 0.8%
French (incl. Cajun) 56 0.3%
Other Indo-European 38 0.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 28 0.2%
Slavic languages 19 0.1%
Korean 18 0.1%
Arabic 15 0.1%
Other 12 0.1%
Chinese 10 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 7,903
Family households: 4,175; 52.8% of households
Married w/ children: 3,597
Single-mother households: 198
Veterans: 671; 4.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

32.6% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 2,949 17.4%
Catholic 1,496 8.8%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 713 4.2%
Mainline Protestant 356 2.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.8%
With a disability: 8.1%
Bachelor's or higher: 59.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 7th Judicial District Court
Judges: 6 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 coloradojudicial.gov; reflects Jan 7, 2025 23rd JD reorganization)
Court seats: Delta, Gunnison, Lake City, Montrose, Ouray, Telluride

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Colorado statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 20.74 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023