Jury Pool Profile

Morgan County, Colorado

Republican +48 (2024)

Population: 29,186
Median household income: $75,407
Unemployment: 4.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 20,540 70.4%
Black or African American alone 894 3.1%
Asian alone 177 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 548 1.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 19 0.1%
Some other race alone 1,666 5.7%
Two or more races 5,342 18.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 10,918 37.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 36.9

Under 18 7,638 26.2%
18–24 2,499 8.6%
25–44 7,604 26.1%
45–64 6,836 23.4%
65 and over 4,609 15.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.2%; +0.29 pp vs. state
County GDP: $2.0B; 0.37% of state
Avg. annual pay: $56,874
Establishments: 880

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 3,430 26.2%
Trade, transportation & utilities 2,331 17.8%
Education & health services 2,265 17.3%
Natural resources & mining 1,086 8.3%
Leisure & hospitality 993 7.6%
Public administration 943 7.2%
Construction 760 5.8%
Professional & business services 508 3.9%
Financial activities 334 2.5%
Information 275 2.1%
Other services 182 1.4%
Unclassified 1 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 65.1%
Median gross rent: $1,092
Owner-occupied: 7,183
Renter-occupied: 3,850

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 13,458 votes cast

Republican 9,830 73.0%
Democratic 3,291 24.5%
Other / third-party 337 2.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

76.4% speak only English at home

Spanish 4,963 18.3%
Other 1,034 3.8%
German 145 0.5%
French (incl. Cajun) 63 0.2%
Korean 52 0.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 52 0.2%
Other Indo-European 41 0.2%
Tagalog 37 0.1%
Chinese 15 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 11,033
Family households: 7,549; 68.4% of households
Married w/ children: 5,400
Single-mother households: 880
Veterans: 1,376; 6.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

37.9% overall adherence rate

Catholic 4,393 15.1%
Evangelical Protestant 4,056 13.9%
Mainline Protestant 1,975 6.8%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 618 2.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 89.2%
With a disability: 10.0%
Bachelor's or higher: 17.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 13th Judicial District Court
Judges: 4 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 coloradojudicial.gov; reflects Jan 7, 2025 23rd JD reorganization)
Court seats: Akron, Burlington, Fort Morgan, Holyoke, Julesburg, Sterling, Wray

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Colorado statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 6; 27.84 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 6

NHTSA FARS 2023