Jury Pool Profile
Jackson County, Colorado
- County seat
- Walden
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 1,211
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 1,372.
At a glance
Jackson County is a 1,211-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 $68,455, $28,416 below the CO state median of $96,871; 31.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Public administration, at 19.0% of covered employment, average pay $49,975/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.38%, below the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 73% to 78% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 1,372
- Median household income
- $47,667
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 1%.
Jackson County has a population of 1,372, with a median age of 51.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 86.7%; Black residents 1.3%. Independently, 10.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $68,455; 31.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.0% 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: Public administration about 110, Trade, transportation & utilities about 100.
Public administration is the largest published sector at 19.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.38%, below the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 76%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Jackson County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 76.0% in 2024, 77.7% in 2020, 72.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish. Veterans account for 15.4% of the adult civilian population (175 individuals).