Jury Pool Profile
San Juan County, Colorado
- County seat
- Silverton
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 813
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 724.
At a glance
San Juan County is an 813-person venue. The county population is 85% White (Census race-alone categories). 18% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 76.2%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $65,231, $31,640 below the CO state median of $96,871; 52.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 36.2% of covered employment, average pay $34,687/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.75%, below the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 52% to 64% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 724
- Median household income
- $77,824
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 85% / 0%.
San Juan County has a population of 724, with a median age of 37.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 85.5%; Black residents 0.0%. Independently, 18.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $65,231; 52.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Leisure & hospitality, about 36% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 36.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 15.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.75%, below the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 59%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
San Juan County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 63.9% in 2024, 60.7% in 2020, 52.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 59% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 23.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
23.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 3.0% of the adult civilian population (19 individuals).