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Jury Pool Profile

Prowers County, Colorado

Republican +51 (2024)
Population
11,931
Median household income
$57,601
Unemployment
4.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 8,397 70.4%
  • Black or African American alone 84 0.7%
  • Asian alone 64 0.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 126 1.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 1,698 14.2%
  • Two or more races 1,562 13.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4,750 39.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 38.5

  • Under 18 3,070 25.7%
  • 18–24 1,281 10.7%
  • 25–44 2,588 21.7%
  • 45–64 2,769 23.2%
  • 65 and over 2,223 18.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.0%
+0.09 pp vs. state
County GDP
$625.3M
0.11% of state
Avg. annual pay
$44,451
Establishments
402

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,314 27.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 978 20.4%
  • Public administration 534 11.1%
  • Natural resources & mining 471 9.8%
  • Leisure & hospitality 396 8.2%
  • Manufacturing 322 6.7%
  • Professional & business services 289 6.0%
  • Financial activities 230 4.8%
  • Construction 161 3.4%
  • Other services 93 1.9%
  • Information 13 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
70.3%
Median gross rent
$741
Owner-occupied
3,209
Renter-occupied
1,355

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,144 votes cast

  • Republican 3,833 74.5%
  • Democratic 1,227 23.9%
  • Other / third-party 84 1.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

81.5% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 2,017 18.1%
  • Other 15 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 10 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 9 0.1%
  • Tagalog 7 0.1%
  • Korean 3 0.0%
  • Chinese 2 0.0%
  • Slavic languages 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
4,564
Family households
3,135
68.7% of households
Married w/ children
2,460
Single-mother households
268
Veterans
829
9.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

44.3% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 2,349 19.6%
  • Catholic 1,469 12.2%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,083 9.0%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 414 3.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
89.9%
With a disability
16.9%
Bachelor's or higher
18.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
15th Judicial District Court
Judges
2 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 coloradojudicial.gov; reflects Jan 7, 2025 23rd JD reorganization)
Court seats
Cheyenne Wells, Eads, Lamar, Springfield

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Colorado statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
1
11.29 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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