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Jury Pool Profile

Ouray County, Colorado

Democratic +21 (2024)
Population
5,024
Median household income
$84,556
Unemployment
4.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 4,519 89.9%
  • Black or African American alone 101 2.0%
  • Asian alone 20 0.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 0 0.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 42 0.8%
  • Two or more races 342 6.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 238 4.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 55.6

  • Under 18 633 12.6%
  • 18–24 101 2.0%
  • 25–44 1,074 21.4%
  • 45–64 1,434 28.5%
  • 65 and over 1,782 35.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.7%
+0.79 pp vs. state
County GDP
$309.4M
0.06% of state
Avg. annual pay
$50,140
Establishments
396

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Leisure & hospitality 645 29.1%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 377 17.0%
  • Public administration 235 10.6%
  • Education & health services 225 10.2%
  • Professional & business services 201 9.1%
  • Construction 161 7.3%
  • Other services 100 4.5%
  • Natural resources & mining 82 3.7%
  • Manufacturing 82 3.7%
  • Financial activities 75 3.4%
  • Information 31 1.4%
  • Unclassified 1 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
78.0%
Median gross rent
$1,398
Owner-occupied
1,961
Renter-occupied
553

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,098 votes cast

  • Democratic 2,442 59.6%
  • Republican 1,573 38.4%
  • Other / third-party 83 2.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.8% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 143 2.9%
  • Other Indo-European 39 0.8%
  • German 32 0.7%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 17 0.3%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 8 0.2%
  • Other 7 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 5 0.1%
  • Korean 4 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
2,514
Family households
1,587
63.1% of households
Married w/ children
1,468
Single-mother households
31
Veterans
497
11.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

26.8% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 531 10.9%
  • Mainline Protestant 446 9.2%
  • Evangelical Protestant 329 6.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
85.7%
With a disability
13.1%
Bachelor's or higher
54.0%

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
3
68.32 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
3

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Ouray 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.