Jury Pool Profile
San Miguel County, Colorado
- County seat
- Telluride
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,753
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,968.
At a glance
San Miguel County is a 7,753-person venue. The county population is 85% White (Census race-alone categories). 12% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $108,571, $11,700 above the CO state median of $96,871; 64.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 14.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 39.4% of covered employment, average pay $47,750/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.08%, above the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 69% to 76% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 7,968
- Median household income
- $79,024
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 85% / 1%.
San Miguel County has a population of 7,968, with a median age of 43.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 84.9%; Black residents 1.0%. Independently, 11.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $108,571; 64.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.0% 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 39% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 39.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 11.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.08%, above the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
San Miguel County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 73.5% in 2024, 76.2% in 2020, 68.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 46% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 14.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
14.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Tagalog. Veterans account for 5.8% of the adult civilian population (377 individuals).