Jury Pool Profile
Kit Carson County, Colorado
- County seat
- Burlington
- Judicial district
- 13th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,069
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,023.
At a glance
Kit Carson County is a 7,069-person venue. The county population is 79% White (Census race-alone categories). 20% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $62,258, $34,613 below the CO state median of $96,871; 20.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 15.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 28.4% of covered employment, average pay $61,940/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.58%, below the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 80% to 83% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 7,023
- Median household income
- $70,259
- Unemployment
- 2.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 79% / 0%.
Kit Carson County has a population of 7,023, with a median age of 39.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 78.6%; Black residents 0.1%. Independently, 20.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $62,258; 20.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 28% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 28.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.58%, below the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 82%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Kit Carson County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 83.4% in 2024, 81.2% in 2020, 80.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 15.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
15.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 7.6% of the adult civilian population (394 individuals).