Jury Pool Profile
Washington County, Colorado
- County seat
- Akron
- Judicial district
- 13th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 4,732
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 4,831.
At a glance
Washington County is a 4,732-person venue. The county population is 87% White (Census race-alone categories). 12% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $64,985, $31,886 below the CO state median of $96,871; 24.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.4% 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 29.8% of covered employment, average pay $34,322/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.57%, below the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 84% to 87% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 4,831
- Median household income
- $67,167
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 87% / 1%.
Washington County has a population of 4,831, with a median age of 41.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 87.0%; Black residents 1.2%. Independently, 11.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $64,985; 24.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 30% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.57%, below the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 86%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Washington County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 86.8% in 2024, 86.3% in 2020, 84.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 6.3% of the adult civilian population (237 individuals).