Jury Pool Profile

Kit Carson County, Colorado

Republican +68 (2024)

Population: 7,015
Median household income: $59,810
Unemployment: 3.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 5,656 80.6%
Black or African American alone 4 0.1%
Asian alone 26 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 49 0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 692 9.9%
Two or more races 588 8.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,383 19.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39

Under 18 1,816 25.9%
18–24 480 6.8%
25–44 1,748 24.9%
45–64 1,577 22.5%
65 and over 1,394 19.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.1%; -0.83 pp vs. state
County GDP: $650.7M; 0.12% of state
Avg. annual pay: $47,531
Establishments: 333

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 855 28.4%
Education & health services 642 21.3%
Natural resources & mining 429 14.2%
Leisure & hospitality 306 10.2%
Public administration 296 9.8%
Financial activities 113 3.8%
Construction 109 3.6%
Manufacturing 97 3.2%
Professional & business services 94 3.1%
Other services 51 1.7%
Information 23 0.8%
Unclassified 1 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 68.3%
Median gross rent: $916
Owner-occupied: 1,990
Renter-occupied: 924

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,698 votes cast

Republican 3,083 83.4%
Democratic 556 15.0%
Other / third-party 59 1.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

85.6% speak only English at home

Spanish 927 14.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 7 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 5 0.1%
Tagalog 4 0.1%
German 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 2,914
Family households: 1,822; 62.5% of households
Married w/ children: 1,501
Single-mother households: 140
Veterans: 388; 7.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

61.4% overall adherence rate

Catholic 1,627 23.0%
Evangelical Protestant 1,488 21.0%
Mainline Protestant 1,039 14.7%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 200 2.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 89.2%
With a disability: 17.8%
Bachelor's or higher: 18.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 13th Judicial District Court
Judges: 4 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 coloradojudicial.gov; reflects Jan 7, 2025 23rd JD reorganization)
Court seats: Akron, Burlington, Fort Morgan, Holyoke, Julesburg, Sterling, Wray

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Colorado statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 5; 96.17 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 5

NHTSA FARS 2023