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Jury Pool Profile

Phillips County, Colorado

Republican +63 (2024)
Population
4,491
Median household income
$60,372
Unemployment
3.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 3,671 81.7%
  • Black or African American alone 0 0.0%
  • Asian alone 6 0.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 72 1.6%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 213 4.7%
  • Two or more races 529 11.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,214 27.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.3

  • Under 18 1,168 26.0%
  • 18–24 306 6.8%
  • 25–44 1,147 25.5%
  • 45–64 1,062 23.6%
  • 65 and over 808 18.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.1%
-0.87 pp vs. state
County GDP
$254.5M
0.05% of state
Avg. annual pay
$49,981
Establishments
186

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 500 28.1%
  • Natural resources & mining 408 22.9%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 327 18.4%
  • Public administration 212 11.9%
  • Professional & business services 93 5.2%
  • Leisure & hospitality 83 4.7%
  • Construction 58 3.3%
  • Financial activities 49 2.7%
  • Information 23 1.3%
  • Other services 14 0.8%
  • Manufacturing 13 0.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
74.9%
Median gross rent
$947
Owner-occupied
1,393
Renter-occupied
466

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 2,354 votes cast

  • Republican 1,888 80.2%
  • Democratic 412 17.5%
  • Other / third-party 54 2.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

76.2% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 948 22.9%
  • German 16 0.4%
  • Slavic languages 14 0.3%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 5 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 2 0.0%
  • Tagalog 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
1,859
Family households
1,142
61.4% of households
Married w/ children
974
Single-mother households
41
Veterans
274
8.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

60.1% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 1,139 25.1%
  • Evangelical Protestant 998 22.0%
  • Mainline Protestant 586 12.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
94.5%
With a disability
13.3%
Bachelor's or higher
25.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

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

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Colorado statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
60.19 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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