Jury Pool Profile
Yuma County, Colorado
- County seat
- Wray
- Judicial district
- 13th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,896
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,979.
At a glance
Yuma County is a 9,896-person venue. The county population is 71% White (Census race-alone categories). 30% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $60,621, $36,250 below the CO state median of $96,871; 25.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 26.8% 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 23.5% of covered employment, average pay $54,647/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.3%, below the 3.87% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 80% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 9,979
- Median household income
- $60,545
- Unemployment
- 2.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 71% / 0%.
Yuma County has a population of 9,979, with a median age of 40.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 71.0%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 30.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,621; 25.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 953 jobs; Natural resources & mining, 833, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 23.5% of covered employment, followed by Natural resources & mining at 20.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 2.3%, below the Colorado state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 82%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Yuma County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.6% in 2024, 82.5% in 2020, 80.5% 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'). 26.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
26.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 5.1% of the adult civilian population (369 individuals).