Jury Pool Profile
Mineral County, Colorado
- County seat
- Creede
- Judicial district
- 12th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 910
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 729.
At a glance
Mineral County is a 910-person venue. The county population is 91% White (Census race-alone categories). Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 85.3%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $76,933, $19,938 below the CO state median of $96,871; 51.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 52.6% of covered employment, average pay $50,038/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.21%, above the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 53% to 56% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 729
- Median household income
- $56,250
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 91% / 0%.
Mineral County has a population of 729, with a median age of 56.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 90.8%; Black residents 0.0%. Independently, 6.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $76,933; 51.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Leisure & hospitality, about 53% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 52.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 12.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.21%, 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.
Mineral County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 55.4% in 2024, 56.5% in 2020, 52.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 59% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are French, Haitian, or Cajun, Spanish. Veterans account for 10.3% of the adult civilian population (66 individuals).