Jury Pool Profile
Las Animas County, Colorado
- County seat
- Trinidad
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 14,391
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 14,413.
At a glance
Las Animas County is a 14,391-person venue. The county population is 69% White (Census race-alone categories). 39% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 54.2%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $51,562, $45,309 below the CO state median of $96,871; 19.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 10.4% 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 29.4% of covered employment, average pay $47,932/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.98%, above the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 54% to 56% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 14,413
- Median household income
- $52,074
- Unemployment
- 6.0%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 69% / 2%.
Las Animas County has a population of 14,413, with a median age of 46.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 68.8%; Black residents 1.7%. Independently, 38.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $51,562; 19.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 29% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.98%, above the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 55%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Las Animas County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 55.5% in 2024, 53.8% in 2020, 54.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 10.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
10.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 9.1% of the adult civilian population (1,078 individuals).