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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.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Colorado statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
6
113.12 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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