Jury Pool Profile

Montezuma County, Colorado

Republican +21 (2024)

Population: 26,204
Median household income: $63,005
Unemployment: 5.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 20,389 77.8%
Black or African American alone 321 1.2%
Asian alone 240 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 2,675 10.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 417 1.6%
Two or more races 2,162 8.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,243 12.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 44.5

Under 18 5,489 20.9%
18–24 1,633 6.2%
25–44 6,116 23.3%
45–64 6,704 25.6%
65 and over 6,262 23.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.3%; +1.33 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.5B; 0.26% of state
Avg. annual pay: $46,173
Establishments: 1,029

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 2,414 25.5%
Trade, transportation & utilities 2,104 22.3%
Leisure & hospitality 1,543 16.3%
Public administration 1,170 12.4%
Construction 570 6.0%
Professional & business services 470 5.0%
Other services 349 3.7%
Manufacturing 310 3.3%
Financial activities 275 2.9%
Natural resources & mining 176 1.9%
Information 74 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 74.8%
Median gross rent: $974
Owner-occupied: 8,168
Renter-occupied: 2,747

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 15,136 votes cast

Republican 8,972 59.3%
Democratic 5,793 38.3%
Other / third-party 371 2.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

89.3% speak only English at home

Spanish 1,064 4.3%
Other 978 3.9%
Other Asian/Pacific 137 0.6%
Chinese 136 0.5%
Slavic languages 123 0.5%
Other Indo-European 92 0.4%
German 79 0.3%
Arabic 31 0.1%
Tagalog 22 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 10,915
Family households: 7,030; 64.4% of households
Married w/ children: 5,519
Single-mother households: 762
Veterans: 1,871; 9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

34.1% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 3,645 14.1%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2,211 8.6%
Catholic 1,934 7.5%
Mainline Protestant 701 2.7%
Black Protestant 320 1.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 88.6%
With a disability: 15.2%
Bachelor's or higher: 30.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 22nd Judicial District Court
Judges: 2 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 coloradojudicial.gov; reflects Jan 7, 2025 23rd JD reorganization)
Court seats: Cortez, Dove Creek

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Colorado statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 7; 33.79 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 7

NHTSA FARS 2023