Jury Pool Profile

Rio Grande County, Colorado

Republican +23 (2024)

Population: 11,394
Median household income: $62,166
Unemployment: 4.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 8,488 74.5%
Black or African American alone 50 0.4%
Asian alone 11 0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 390 3.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 738 6.5%
Two or more races 1,717 15.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4,630 40.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.2

Under 18 2,323 20.4%
18–24 790 6.9%
25–44 2,978 26.1%
45–64 2,787 24.5%
65 and over 2,516 22.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.8%; +0.82 pp vs. state
County GDP: $579.8M; 0.1% of state
Avg. annual pay: $49,025
Establishments: 500

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 1,025 22.9%
Trade, transportation & utilities 875 19.5%
Natural resources & mining 827 18.5%
Leisure & hospitality 497 11.1%
Public administration 462 10.3%
Construction 193 4.3%
Financial activities 161 3.6%
Manufacturing 154 3.4%
Professional & business services 146 3.3%
Other services 116 2.6%
Information 27 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 68.4%
Median gross rent: $782
Owner-occupied: 3,442
Renter-occupied: 1,590

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 6,194 votes cast

Republican 3,743 60.4%
Democratic 2,306 37.2%
Other / third-party 145 2.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

81.1% speak only English at home

Spanish 1,914 17.7%
German 108 1.0%
Other Asian/Pacific 11 0.1%
Other 7 0.1%
Other Indo-European 2 0.0%
Korean 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 5,032
Family households: 3,411; 67.8% of households
Married w/ children: 2,514
Single-mother households: 443
Veterans: 589; 6.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

44.2% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 2,504 21.7%
Catholic 2,041 17.7%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 383 3.3%
Mainline Protestant 170 1.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 86.2%
With a disability: 17.1%
Bachelor's or higher: 31.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 12th 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: Alamosa, Conejos, Creede, Del Norte, Saguache, San Luis

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Colorado statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 33.07 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023