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Jury Pool Profile

Lake County, Colorado

Democratic +16 (2024)
Population
7,411
Median household income
$93,655
Unemployment
3.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 5,016 67.7%
  • Black or African American alone 7 0.1%
  • Asian alone 17 0.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 110 1.5%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 843 11.4%
  • Two or more races 1,418 19.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,606 35.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 36.9

  • Under 18 1,431 19.3%
  • 18–24 791 10.7%
  • 25–44 2,584 34.9%
  • 45–64 1,630 22.0%
  • 65 and over 975 13.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.6%
-0.36 pp vs. state
County GDP
$564.0M
0.1% of state
Avg. annual pay
$57,697
Establishments
293

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Leisure & hospitality 544 18.5%
  • Education & health services 523 17.8%
  • Public administration 423 14.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 305 10.4%
  • Construction 184 6.3%
  • Professional & business services 109 3.7%
  • Financial activities 74 2.5%
  • Other services 41 1.4%
  • Information 6 0.2%
  • Unclassified 2 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
76.0%
Median gross rent
$1,599
Owner-occupied
2,250
Renter-occupied
709

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,911 votes cast

  • Democratic 2,199 56.2%
  • Republican 1,557 39.8%
  • Other / third-party 155 4.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

82.1% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 1,199 17.0%
  • Other Indo-European 41 0.6%
  • Arabic 16 0.2%
  • Korean 10 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
2,959
Family households
1,567
53.0% of households
Married w/ children
1,236
Single-mother households
136
Veterans
450
7.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

31.0% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 1,889 25.4%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 199 2.7%
  • Mainline Protestant 114 1.5%
  • Evangelical Protestant 103 1.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
86.7%
With a disability
10.0%
Bachelor's or higher
46.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
5th Judicial District Court
Judges
6 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 coloradojudicial.gov; reflects Jan 7, 2025 23rd JD reorganization)
Court seats
Breckenridge, Eagle, Georgetown, Leadville

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Colorado statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
3
50.17 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Lake County, Colorado to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.