Jury Pool Profile
Teller County, Colorado
- County seat
- Cripple Creek
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 24,756
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 24,825.
At a glance
Teller County is a 24,756-person venue. The county population is 86% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $87,171, $9,700 below the CO state median of $96,871; 37.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 26.2% of covered employment, average pay $39,758/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.69%, below the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 66% to 68% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 24,825
- Median household income
- $85,361
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 86% / 1%.
Teller County has a population of 24,825, with a median age of 52.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 86.1%; Black residents 0.9%. Independently, 7.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $87,171; 37.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.2% 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 26% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 26.2% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 15.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.69%, below the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 67%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Teller County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.5% in 2024, 66.4% in 2020, 67.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 16.0% of the adult civilian population (3,331 individuals).