Jury Pool Profile
Kiowa County, Colorado
- County seat
- Eads
- Judicial district
- 15th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 1,412
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 1,376.
At a glance
Kiowa County is a 1,412-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). 13% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 83.1%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $62,052, $34,819 below the CO state median of $96,871; 20.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 35.7% of covered employment, average pay $43,531/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.85%, below the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 85% to 88% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 1,376
- Median household income
- $58,618
- Unemployment
- 2.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 0%.
Kiowa County has a population of 1,376, with a median age of 45.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 88.6%; Black residents 0.0%. Independently, 12.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $62,052; 20.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 36% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 35.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.85%, below the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 86%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Kiowa County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 86.2% in 2024, 88.0% in 2020, 85.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.7% 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 5.2% of the adult civilian population (56 individuals).