Jury Pool Profile
La Plata County, Colorado
- County seat
- Durango
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 56,898
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 56,331.
At a glance
La Plata County is a 56,898-person venue. The county population is 81% White (Census race-alone categories). 13% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $88,759, $8,112 below the CO state median of $96,871; 49.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 22.2% of covered employment, average pay $64,255/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.48%, below the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 50% to 58% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 56,331
- Median household income
- $86,056
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 81% / 0%.
La Plata County has a population of 56,331, with a median age of 43.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 81.5%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 12.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $88,759; 49.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 6,076 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 5,065, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 22.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.48%, below the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 55%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
La Plata County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 57.9% in 2024, 57.6% in 2020, 49.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.5% 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 6.7% of the adult civilian population (3,091 individuals).