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Jury Pool Profile

Montrose County, Colorado

Republican +33 (2024)
Population
43,272
Median household income
$66,072
Unemployment
4.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 35,209 81.4%
  • Black or African American alone 147 0.3%
  • Asian alone 232 0.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 450 1.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 7 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 1,275 2.9%
  • Two or more races 5,952 13.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9,195 21.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 45.7

  • Under 18 8,864 20.5%
  • 18–24 3,088 7.1%
  • 25–44 9,272 21.4%
  • 45–64 11,080 25.6%
  • 65 and over 10,968 25.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.4%
+0.46 pp vs. state
County GDP
$2.4B
0.43% of state
Avg. annual pay
$52,650
Establishments
1,725

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 4,158 24.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 3,760 22.1%
  • Leisure & hospitality 2,111 12.4%
  • Construction 2,089 12.3%
  • Public administration 1,144 6.7%
  • Professional & business services 1,106 6.5%
  • Manufacturing 1,106 6.5%
  • Financial activities 612 3.6%
  • Other services 462 2.7%
  • Natural resources & mining 265 1.6%
  • Information 199 1.2%
  • Unclassified 2 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
74.6%
Median gross rent
$1,120
Owner-occupied
13,085
Renter-occupied
4,444

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 25,617 votes cast

  • Republican 16,704 65.2%
  • Democratic 8,354 32.6%
  • Other / third-party 559 2.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

84.2% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 5,802 14.1%
  • Other Indo-European 373 0.9%
  • Tagalog 113 0.3%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 62 0.2%
  • Chinese 51 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 50 0.1%
  • German 38 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 33 0.1%
  • Korean 9 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
17,529
Family households
11,745
67.0% of households
Married w/ children
9,135
Single-mother households
735
Veterans
2,975
8.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

32.5% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 5,442 12.8%
  • Catholic 4,064 9.5%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 3,458 8.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 913 2.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
87.1%
With a disability
12.8%
Bachelor's or higher
28.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
7th Judicial District Court
Judges
6 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 coloradojudicial.gov; reflects Jan 7, 2025 23rd JD reorganization)
Court seats
Delta, Gunnison, Lake City, Montrose, Ouray, Telluride

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Colorado statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
11.63 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Montrose County, Colorado to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.