Jury Pool Profile
Park County, Colorado
- County seat
- Fairplay
- Judicial district
- 11th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 18,314
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 17,907.
At a glance
Park County is an 18,314-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $98,187, $1,316 above the CO state median of $96,871; 41.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 19.2% of covered employment, average pay $52,799/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.82%, below the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 57% to 59% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 17,907
- Median household income
- $103,670
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 1%.
Park County has a population of 17,907, with a median age of 51.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 88.9%; Black residents 0.9%. Independently, 7.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $98,187; 41.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 19% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 19.2% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 15.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.82%, below the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 58%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Park County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 56.7% in 2024, 56.9% in 2020, 59.1% 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'). 3.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are French, Haitian, or Cajun, Spanish, Chinese. Veterans account for 10.0% of the adult civilian population (1,522 individuals).