Jury Pool Profile
Morgan County, Colorado
- County seat
- Fort Morgan
- Judicial district
- 13th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 30,306
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 29,520.
At a glance
Morgan County is a 30,306-person venue. The county population is 64% White (Census race-alone categories). 38% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 54.6%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $69,828, $27,043 below the CO state median of $96,871; 17.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 24.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other and unspecified languages (1.6%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 25.7% of covered employment, average pay $66,182/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.06%, above the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 68% to 73% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 29,520
- Median household income
- $73,278
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 64% / 2%.
Morgan County has a population of 29,520, with a median age of 37.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 63.8%; Black residents 2.0%. Independently, 38.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $69,828; 17.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, about 26% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 25.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 18.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.06%, above the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 70%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Morgan County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 73.0% in 2024, 69.8% in 2020, 68.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 24.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
24.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Korean. Veterans account for 7.5% of the adult civilian population (1,657 individuals).