Jury Pool Profile

Huerfano County, Colorado

Republican +9 (2024)

Population: 6,946
Median household income: $52,139
Unemployment: 6.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 5,912 85.1%
Black or African American alone 0 0.0%
Asian alone 19 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 164 2.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 320 4.6%
Two or more races 531 7.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,141 30.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 55.1

Under 18 1,112 16.0%
18–24 546 7.9%
25–44 956 13.8%
45–64 1,972 28.4%
65 and over 2,360 34.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 6.8%; +2.83 pp vs. state
County GDP: $323.0M; 0.06% of state
Avg. annual pay: $44,374
Establishments: 208

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 626 34.2%
Trade, transportation & utilities 350 19.1%
Leisure & hospitality 293 16.0%
Public administration 252 13.8%
Manufacturing 86 4.7%
Construction 69 3.8%
Professional & business services 48 2.6%
Financial activities 42 2.3%
Information 27 1.5%
Natural resources & mining 24 1.3%
Other services 14 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 77.3%
Median gross rent: $739
Owner-occupied: 2,192
Renter-occupied: 644

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,438 votes cast

Republican 2,346 52.9%
Democratic 1,965 44.3%
Other / third-party 127 2.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

93.8% speak only English at home

Spanish 352 5.3%
Other Asian/Pacific 33 0.5%
Other Indo-European 19 0.3%
Tagalog 6 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 2,836
Family households: 1,701; 60.0% of households
Married w/ children: 1,322
Single-mother households: 83
Veterans: 573; 9.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

29.8% overall adherence rate

Catholic 882 12.9%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 538 7.9%
Evangelical Protestant 519 7.6%
Mainline Protestant 93 1.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 95.8%
With a disability: 23.4%
Bachelor's or higher: 27.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 3rd Judicial District Court
Judges: 3 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 coloradojudicial.gov; reflects Jan 7, 2025 23rd JD reorganization)
Court seats: Trinidad, Walsenburg

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Colorado statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 5; 85.7 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 4

NHTSA FARS 2023