Jury Pool Profile

Jefferson County, Colorado

Democratic +19 (2024)

Population: 579,715
Median household income: $107,800
Unemployment: 4.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 475,142 82.0%
Black or African American alone 6,578 1.1%
Asian alone 16,461 2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 4,194 0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 411 0.1%
Some other race alone 16,499 2.8%
Two or more races 60,430 10.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92,162 15.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.4

Under 18 109,290 18.9%
18–24 43,428 7.5%
25–44 174,277 30.1%
45–64 151,638 26.2%
65 and over 101,082 17.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.0%; +0.05 pp vs. state
County GDP: $46.2B; 8.29% of state
Avg. annual pay: $78,598
Establishments: 25,019

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 51,008 20.6%
Professional & business services 46,154 18.6%
Trade, transportation & utilities 40,872 16.5%
Leisure & hospitality 30,274 12.2%
Manufacturing 19,785 8.0%
Construction 18,084 7.3%
Public administration 17,479 7.0%
Financial activities 10,681 4.3%
Other services 8,599 3.5%
Information 4,280 1.7%
Natural resources & mining 818 0.3%
Unclassified 46 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 70.6%
Median gross rent: $1,792
Owner-occupied: 169,486
Renter-occupied: 70,545

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Largest employers

Principal employers by headcount

#	Employer	Sector	Employees
1	Jeffco Public Schools (Jefferson County Public Schools)	Public education	14,000*
2	Lockheed Martin Corporation (Space)	Aerospace & Defense	7,540*
3	National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden	Energy research (federal lab)	3,568*
4	Ball Corporation	Aerospace, Containers	2,740*
5	Molson Coors Beverage Co. (Golden)	Beverages	2,380*
6	Terumo BCT Inc. (Lakewood)	Medical Devices & Technology	2,330*
7	Lutheran Medical Center (Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital, Wheat Ridge)	Healthcare	2,300*
8	St. Anthony's Central Hospital & OrthoColorado Hospital (Centura/CommonSpirit)	Healthcare	2,290*
9	FirstBank Holding Co. of Colorado	Financial Services	1,700*
10	Angi Inc. (Angi Homeservices)	Information Technology	1,310*
11	CoorsTek	Ceramic Components	1,300*
12	Encore Electric, Inc.	Electrical Services	770*

* Headcount is an estimate.

Source: Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation — "Largest Employers 2021-2022 (Metro Denver and Northern Colorado Counties)," prepared by Development Research Partners (Jefferson County section). Supplemented with current public-sector figures from Jeffco Public Schools and NREL. (2021)

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 361,504 votes cast

Democratic 210,875 58.3%
Republican 140,505 38.9%
Other / third-party 10,124 2.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

90.1% speak only English at home

Spanish 32,452 5.9%
Other Indo-European 3,415 0.6%
Slavic languages 3,385 0.6%
Vietnamese 3,138 0.6%
Other Asian/Pacific 2,741 0.5%
Chinese 2,443 0.4%
German 2,258 0.4%
Arabic 1,451 0.3%
French (incl. Cajun) 1,363 0.2%
Other 1,046 0.2%
Korean 872 0.2%
Tagalog 309 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 240,031
Family households: 151,147; 63.0% of households
Married w/ children: 120,734
Single-mother households: 9,229
Veterans: 31,958; 6.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

31.1% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 78,950 13.5%
Catholic 68,410 11.7%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 18,168 3.1%
Mainline Protestant 13,864 2.4%
Orthodox 1,595 0.3%
Black Protestant 490 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.8%
With a disability: 10.8%
Bachelor's or higher: 50.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 1st Judicial District Court
Judges: 18 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 coloradojudicial.gov; reflects Jan 7, 2025 23rd JD reorganization)
Court seats: Central City, Golden

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Colorado statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 47; 9.99 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 47

NHTSA FARS 2023