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Jury Pool Profile

Rio Blanco County, Colorado

Republican +64 (2024)
Population
6,518
Median household income
$72,620
Unemployment
3.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 5,570 85.5%
  • Black or African American alone 6 0.1%
  • Asian alone 23 0.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 54 0.8%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 134 2.1%
  • Two or more races 731 11.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 685 10.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.1

  • Under 18 1,594 24.5%
  • 18–24 584 9.0%
  • 25–44 1,664 25.5%
  • 45–64 1,577 24.2%
  • 65 and over 1,099 16.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.9%
-0.06 pp vs. state
County GDP
$689.6M
0.12% of state
Avg. annual pay
$61,045
Establishments
276

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 805 27.9%
  • Natural resources & mining 549 19.0%
  • Public administration 373 12.9%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 337 11.7%
  • Leisure & hospitality 280 9.7%
  • Professional & business services 163 5.6%
  • Construction 9 0.3%
  • Information 9 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
75.9%
Median gross rent
$924
Owner-occupied
1,963
Renter-occupied
624

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,690 votes cast

  • Republican 2,988 81.0%
  • Democratic 637 17.3%
  • Other / third-party 65 1.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

92.0% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 311 5.1%
  • German 122 2.0%
  • Slavic languages 46 0.8%
  • Chinese 12 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
2,587
Family households
1,699
65.7% of households
Married w/ children
1,378
Single-mother households
118
Veterans
506
10.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

32.0% overall adherence rate

  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,134 17.4%
  • Mainline Protestant 462 7.1%
  • Evangelical Protestant 422 6.5%
  • Catholic 71 1.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
90.4%
With a disability
18.4%
Bachelor's or higher
26.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

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

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Colorado statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
81.23 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Rio Blanco 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.