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Sedgwick County, Colorado

Republican +56.4 (2024)
County seat
Julesburg
Judicial district
13th Judicial District Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
2,247
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 2,304.

At a glance

Sedgwick County is a 2,247-person venue. The county population is 81% White (Census race-alone categories). 19% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 72.7%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $51,589, $45,282 below the CO state median of $96,871; 27.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 32.8% of covered employment, average pay $49,840/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.36%, below the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 74% to 78% of the vote across the three.

Population
2,304
Median household income
$52,386
Unemployment
3.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Predominantly White

≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 81% / 1%.

Sedgwick County has a population of 2,304, with a median age of 42.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 80.8%; Black residents 1.0%. Independently, 19.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $51,589; 27.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.6% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 1,676 72.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 446 19.4%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 22 1.0%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 41 1.8%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 103 4.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 2 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 14 0.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 42.6

  • Under 18 510 22.1%
  • 18–24 169 7.3%
  • 25–44 547 23.7%
  • 45–64 521 22.6%
  • 65 and over 557 24.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$51,589
90% interval $45,667–$57,511
−$45,282 vs CO · 56th of 64
Below poverty line
14.6%
90% interval 11.0%–18.2%
+5.0 pp vs CO · 20th of 64

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Healthcare & education anchored

Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 33% of covered jobs.

Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 32.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.36%, below the Colorado state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.4%
−0.51 pp vs. state
County GDP
$98.7M
0.02% of state
Avg. annual pay
$45,969
Establishments
94

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 231 32.8%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 135 19.2%
  • Public administration 111 15.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 72 10.2%
  • Leisure & hospitality 33 4.7%
  • Professional & business services 21 3.0%
  • Construction 8 1.1%
  • Financial activities 5 0.7%

The sectors listed cover 87.5% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
71.8%
+5.6 pp vs CO · 32nd of 64
Median gross rent
$774
−$987 vs CO · 62nd of 64
Owner-occupied
734
Renter-occupied
288

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Concentrated

    Top three sectors employ 68% of the county workforce. Most panelists likely share employer relationships within these sectors, surface those connections early in voir dire before any institutional-defendant or sector-specific framing.

  • Compressed wage spread

    Highest-paid sector pays only 1.5× the lowest ($53,794 vs $37,053/yr), a relatively flat local wage distribution.

  • Small-business scale

    Average establishment employs only 7.5 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Consistently strongly Republican

Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 76%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.

Sedgwick County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 77.2% in 2024, 77.5% in 2020, 74.4% in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,358 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201674.4%19.6%
202077.5%20.8%
202477.2%20.8%
  • Republican 1,048 77.2%
  • Democratic 283 20.8%
  • Other / third-party 27 2.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-majority, English-speaking

Family households are 61% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 9.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

9.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Chinese. Veterans account for 9.4% of the adult civilian population (168 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

90.6% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 150 7.1%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 23 1.1%
  • Chinese 13 0.6%
  • Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 6 0.3%
  • Tagalog 6 0.3%
  • German or other West Germanic 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
1,022
Family households
626
61.3% of households
Married couples w/ children
180
28.8% of families
Single-mother families
53
8.5% of families
Veterans
168
9.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

37.0% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 393 16.3%
  • Evangelical Protestant 331 13.8%
  • Mainline Protestant 165 6.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
90.0%
±2.8 pp
Uninsured
10.0%
±2.8 pp
21st of 64
With a disability
16.9%
±2.9 pp
18th of 64
Bachelor's or higher
27.2%
±5.6 pp
−18.5 pp vs CO · 42nd of 64
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
13.7%
90% interval 11.9%–15.5% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
13th 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
Akron, Burlington, Fort Morgan, Holyoke, Julesburg, Sterling, Wray

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Sedgwick totals, 2024 — the per-100k rate is based on 1 recorded death, too few to be statistically reliable

Traffic fatalities
1
55.74 per 100k adults (18+)
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Sedgwick 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 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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