Jury Pool Profile
Hinsdale County, Colorado
- County seat
- Lake City
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 753
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 1,005.
At a glance
Hinsdale County is a 753-person venue. The county population is 87% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $74,437, $22,434 below the CO state median of $96,871; 47.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 22.8% of covered employment, average pay $30,459/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.12%, below the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 55% to 58% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 1,005
- Median household income
- $75,972
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 0%.
Hinsdale County has a population of 1,005, with a median age of 48.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 86.6%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 1.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $74,437; 47.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Counting the cells BLS withholds (private jobs estimated from Census County Business Patterns, government jobs from the statewide mix), the two largest sectors are within 20% of each other: Leisure & hospitality about 70, Public administration about 70.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest published sector at 22.8% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 21.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.12%, below the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 56%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Hinsdale County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 54.8% in 2024, 55.9% in 2020, 57.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 76% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 10.6% of the adult civilian population (87 individuals).