Jury Pool Profile
Phillips County, Colorado
- County seat
- Holyoke
- Judicial district
- 13th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 4,420
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 4,496.
At a glance
Phillips County is a 4,420-person venue. The county population is 78% White (Census race-alone categories). 29% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 69.4%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $64,166, $32,705 below the CO state median of $96,871; 31.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 23.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.1% of covered employment, average pay $56,918/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.8%, below the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 77% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 4,496
- Median household income
- $64,674
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 78% / 0%.
Phillips County has a population of 4,496, with a median age of 40.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 78.2%; Black residents 0.0%. Independently, 28.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $64,166; 31.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 28% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.1% of covered employment, followed by Natural resources & mining at 23.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.8%, below the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 79%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Phillips County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.2% in 2024, 78.8% in 2020, 76.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 23.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
23.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 8.0% of the adult civilian population (267 individuals).