Jury Pool Profile
Huerfano County, Colorado
- County seat
- Walsenburg
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,011
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 6,972.
At a glance
Huerfano County is a 7,011-person venue. The county population is 78% White (Census race-alone categories). 31% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 62.9%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $48,817, $48,054 below the CO state median of $96,871; 26.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 32.4% of covered employment, average pay $55,055/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.37%, above the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 50% to 53% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 6,972
- Median household income
- $52,526
- Unemployment
- 6.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 78% / 0%.
Huerfano County has a population of 6,972, with a median age of 55.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 78.4%; Black residents 0.0%. Independently, 30.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $48,817; 26.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 32% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 32.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.37%, above the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 51%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Huerfano County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 52.9% in 2024, 50.0% in 2020, 49.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 59% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Tagalog. Veterans account for 10.1% of the adult civilian population (593 individuals).