Jury Pool Profile
Saguache County, Colorado
Democratic +4 (2024)
- Population
- 6,511
- Median household income
- $54,283
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
Who sits on a jury?
Race & ethnicity
- White alone 4,983 76.5%
- Black or African American alone 48 0.7%
- Asian alone 53 0.8%
- American Indian / Alaska Native alone 161 2.5%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
- Some other race alone 293 4.5%
- Two or more races 973 14.9%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,404 36.9%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Age distribution
Median age 49.8
- Under 18 1,207 18.5%
- 18–24 244 3.7%
- 25–44 1,402 21.5%
- 45–64 1,932 29.7%
- 65 and over 1,726 26.5%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Economic context
Local economy
- Unemployment (12-mo)
- 4.9%
- +0.92 pp vs. state
- County GDP
- $219.7M
- 0.04% of state
- Avg. annual pay
- $42,969
- Establishments
- 233
U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024
Top employment sectors
Average annual employment by supersector
- Education & health services 425 24.0%
- Natural resources & mining 360 20.4%
- Trade, transportation & utilities 289 16.3%
- Public administration 220 12.4%
- Leisure & hospitality 180 10.2%
- Professional & business services 80 4.5%
- Construction 66 3.7%
- Manufacturing 58 3.3%
- Other services 50 2.8%
- Information 10 0.6%
- Financial activities 2 0.1%
BLS QCEW 2024
Housing
- Home ownership
- 75.1%
- Median gross rent
- $746
- Owner-occupied
- 2,448
- Renter-occupied
- 813
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Political composition
Presidential results
2024 presidential · 3,400 votes cast
- Democratic 1,704 50.1%
- Republican 1,577 46.4%
- Other / third-party 119 3.5%
Election results 2024
Languages, households, faith & health
Languages spoken at home
77.5% speak only English at home
- Spanish 1,231 20.1%
- Other Asian/Pacific 56 0.9%
- French (incl. Cajun) 50 0.8%
- German 32 0.5%
- Other Indo-European 12 0.2%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Household composition
- Households
- 3,261
- Family households
- 1,897
- 58.2% of households
- Married w/ children
- 1,351
- Single-mother households
- 249
- Veterans
- 564
- 10.6% of civilians 18+
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Religious composition
73.0% overall adherence rate
- Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 3,265 51.3%
- Catholic 953 15.0%
- Evangelical Protestant 320 5.0%
- Mainline Protestant 109 1.7%
US Religion Census 2020
Health & education
- Health insured
- 89.0%
- With a disability
- 16.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
- 30.7%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Court infrastructure
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
This judicial district spans multiple countys.
Traffic safety context
Colorado statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific
- Traffic fatalities
- 6
- 113.12 per 100k drivers
- Fatal crashes
- 4
NHTSA FARS 2023