Jury Pool Profile

Pitkin County, Colorado

Democratic +44 (2024)

Population: 17,119
Median household income: $100,318
Unemployment: 3.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 14,760 86.2%
Black or African American alone 80 0.5%
Asian alone 401 2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 54 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 588 3.4%
Two or more races 1,236 7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,904 11.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 47.3

Under 18 2,560 15.0%
18–24 1,162 6.8%
25–44 4,437 25.9%
45–64 5,256 30.7%
65 and over 3,704 21.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.3%; -0.67 pp vs. state
County GDP: $3.8B; 0.69% of state
Avg. annual pay: $78,151
Establishments: 2,084

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Leisure & hospitality 7,271 40.3%
Trade, transportation & utilities 2,041 11.3%
Professional & business services 2,008 11.1%
Education & health services 1,636 9.1%
Public administration 1,607 8.9%
Financial activities 1,529 8.5%
Other services 871 4.8%
Construction 775 4.3%
Information 120 0.7%
Manufacturing 108 0.6%
Natural resources & mining 59 0.3%
Unclassified 3 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 67.5%
Median gross rent: $1,880
Owner-occupied: 6,096
Renter-occupied: 2,935

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 11,167 votes cast

Democratic 7,932 71.0%
Republican 2,992 26.8%
Other / third-party 243 2.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

85.4% speak only English at home

Spanish 1,471 8.9%
Other Indo-European 218 1.3%
Chinese 173 1.0%
French (incl. Cajun) 160 1.0%
Slavic languages 130 0.8%
Other Asian/Pacific 119 0.7%
German 99 0.6%
Other 33 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 9,031
Family households: 4,335; 48.0% of households
Married w/ children: 3,832
Single-mother households: 322
Veterans: 672; 4.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

29.5% overall adherence rate

Catholic 1,990 11.5%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,430 8.2%
Evangelical Protestant 1,235 7.1%
Mainline Protestant 474 2.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 95.5%
With a disability: 8.6%
Bachelor's or higher: 64.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 9th 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: Aspen, Glenwood Springs, Meeker

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Colorado statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 1; 6.87 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 1

NHTSA FARS 2023