Jury Pool Profile
Summit County, Colorado
- County seat
- Breckenridge
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 31,517
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 31,017.
At a glance
Summit County is a 31,517-person venue. The county population is 76% White (Census race-alone categories). 17% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $118,690, $21,819 above the CO state median of $96,871; 55.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 40.9% of covered employment, average pay $42,509/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.1%, below the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 59% to 68% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 31,017
- Median household income
- $109,773
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 76% / 0%.
Summit County has a population of 31,017, with a median age of 39.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 76.5%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 17.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $118,690; 55.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.7% 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 41% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 40.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 14.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.1%, below the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 65%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Summit County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 67.1% in 2024, 68.4% in 2020, 59.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 53% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 9.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
9.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 6.0% of the adult civilian population (1,570 individuals).