Jury Pool Profile
Montezuma County, Colorado
- County seat
- Cortez
- Judicial district
- 22nd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 26,678
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 26,412.
At a glance
Montezuma County is a 26,678-person venue. The county population is 75% White (Census race-alone categories). 13% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $66,611, $30,260 below the CO state median of $96,871; 31.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other and unspecified languages (3.8%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 26.0% of covered employment, average pay $47,257/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.95%, above the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 59% to 61% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 26,412
- Median household income
- $65,244
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 75% / 1%.
Montezuma County has a population of 26,412, with a median age of 44.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 75.0%; Black residents 0.7%. Independently, 12.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $66,611; 31.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 2,427 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 2,087, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.95%, above the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 60%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Montezuma County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 59.3% in 2024, 60.0% in 2020, 61.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 9.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
9.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 8.5% of the adult civilian population (1,788 individuals).