Jury Pool Profile
Lincoln County, Colorado
- County seat
- Hugo
- Judicial district
- 23rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,645
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,550.
At a glance
Lincoln County is a 5,645-person venue. The county population is 78% White and 5% Black (Census race-alone categories). 15% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $60,865, $36,006 below the CO state median of $96,871; 26.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Public administration, at 30.4% of covered employment, average pay $62,180/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.73%, above the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 81% of the vote across the three. 19% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, 1,059 people in barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 5,550
- Median household income
- $62,861
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 78% / 5%.
Lincoln County has a population of 5,550, with a median age of 40.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 78.3%; Black residents 5.5%. Independently, 15.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,865; 26.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Public administration, about 30% of covered jobs.
Public administration is the largest employment sector at 30.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 20.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.73%, above the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lincoln County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.3% in 2024, 80.5% in 2020, 78.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 58% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.0% of the adult civilian population (275 individuals).