Jury Pool Profile
Gunnison County, Colorado
- County seat
- Gunnison
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 17,439
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 17,241.
At a glance
Gunnison County is a 17,439-person venue. The county population is 87% White (Census race-alone categories). 10% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $79,949, $16,922 below the CO state median of $96,871; 64.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 25.4% of covered employment, average pay $37,022/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.34%, below the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 54% to 64% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 17,241
- Median household income
- $84,527
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 2%.
Gunnison County has a population of 17,241, with a median age of 37.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 87.1%; Black residents 1.6%. Independently, 10.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $79,949; 64.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.0% 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 25% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 25.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 19.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.34%, below the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 60%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Gunnison County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 63.0% in 2024, 63.7% in 2020, 54.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 53% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 5.3% of the adult civilian population (776 individuals).