Jury Pool Profile

San Miguel County, Colorado

Democratic +50 (2024)

Population: 8,026
Median household income: $80,117
Unemployment: 4.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 7,191 89.6%
Black or African American alone 56 0.7%
Asian alone 19 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 54 0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 246 3.1%
Two or more races 460 5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 906 11.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.7

Under 18 1,284 16.0%
18–24 419 5.2%
25–44 2,547 31.7%
45–64 2,385 29.7%
65 and over 1,391 17.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.0%; +0.07 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.1B; 0.19% of state
Avg. annual pay: $58,699
Establishments: 805

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Leisure & hospitality 2,389 39.3%
Trade, transportation & utilities 697 11.5%
Professional & business services 576 9.5%
Education & health services 565 9.3%
Construction 523 8.6%
Public administration 517 8.5%
Financial activities 354 5.8%
Other services 196 3.2%
Manufacturing 140 2.3%
Information 89 1.5%
Natural resources & mining 33 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 65.2%
Median gross rent: $1,173
Owner-occupied: 2,607
Renter-occupied: 1,391

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,804 votes cast

Democratic 3,529 73.5%
Republican 1,154 24.0%
Other / third-party 121 2.5%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

85.1% speak only English at home

Spanish 899 11.6%
French (incl. Cajun) 101 1.3%
Other 52 0.7%
Other Indo-European 48 0.6%
German 32 0.4%
Slavic languages 18 0.2%
Tagalog 11 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 3,998
Family households: 1,907; 47.7% of households
Married w/ children: 1,551
Single-mother households: 157
Veterans: 371; 5.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

20.7% overall adherence rate

Catholic 769 9.5%
Evangelical Protestant 517 6.4%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 288 3.6%
Mainline Protestant 96 1.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 89.2%
With a disability: 6.0%
Bachelor's or higher: 65.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 7th Judicial District Court
Judges: 6 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); vintage 2026 coloradojudicial.gov; reflects Jan 7, 2025 23rd JD reorganization)
Court seats: Delta, Gunnison, Lake City, Montrose, Ouray, Telluride

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Colorado statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 3; 44.5 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 3

NHTSA FARS 2023