Who is the Elbert County Assessor?

Susan Murphy (Republican) is the Assessor of Elbert County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Elbert County Clerk and Recorder?

Rhonda Braun (Republican) is the Clerk and Recorder of Elbert County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Elbert County Coroner?

Sandy Graeff (Republican) is the Coroner of Elbert County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Elbert County Sheriff?

Tim Norton (Republican) is the Sheriff of Elbert County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Elbert County Surveyor?

Sam Gallucci is the Surveyor of Elbert County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Elbert County Treasurer?

Sherry Hewlett (Republican) is the Treasurer of Elbert County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Elbert County commissioners?

Mike Buck (District 1); Dallas Schroeder (District 2); Byron McDaniel (District 3).

What is the population of Elbert County?

About 27,874 people, with a median age of 45; the median household income is $132,685 and 5.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Elbert County?

3.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 625 people unemployed in a labor force of 15,963, against 3.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Elbert County?

52 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal, 5 school district and 43 special district governments.

Elbert County, CO elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Elbert County: 9 seats on 7 elected bodies. 7 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Elbert County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Mike Buck Republican source
County Commissioner, District 2	Dallas Schroeder Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	Byron McDaniel Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Susan Murphy Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk and Recorder	Rhonda Braun Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Coroner	Sandy Graeff Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Tim Norton Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Surveyor	Sam Gallucci source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Treasurer	Sherry Hewlett Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Elbert County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 52 local governments in Elbert County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	3	0
School districts (school boards)	5	0
Special districts (elected boards)	43	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Elbert County

27,874people

45median ageU.S.: 38.9

$132,685 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

5.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%

36.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$709,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

3.3%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

9.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

5.1%U.S.: 8.4%

41.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

30.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 9.2% · White 82.8% · Black 0.7% · Asian 0.7% · Other or more than one race 6.6% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Elbert County

3.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.3%. Colorado: 4.4%.

625people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

15,338people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

15,963in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.9%	625	15,338	15,963
August 2026	4.0%	634	15,300	15,934
July 2026	3.6%	568	15,415	15,983
June 2026	3.4%	530	15,269	15,799
May 2026	3.2%	513	15,387	15,900
April 2026	3.0%	472	15,399	15,871
March 2026	3.3%	526	15,318	15,844
February 2026	3.9%	609	15,207	15,816
January 2026	3.8%	596	15,253	15,849
December 2025	3.0%	475	15,561	16,036
November 2025	3.2%	521	15,549	16,070
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.3%	534	15,751	16,285
August 2025	3.3%	532	15,720	16,252
July 2025	3.4%	553	15,721	16,274
June 2025	3.3%	545	15,740	16,285
May 2025	3.3%	544	15,759	16,303
April 2025	3.3%	539	15,816	16,355
March 2025	3.6%	584	15,702	16,286
February 2025	4.0%	650	15,574	16,224
January 2025	3.9%	632	15,595	16,227
December 2024	3.5%	571	15,690	16,261
November 2024	3.9%	638	15,603	16,241
October 2024	3.6%	596	15,891	16,487

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.4%	555	15,681	16,236
2024	3.6%	584	15,731	16,315
2023	2.8%	444	15,595	16,039
2022	2.5%	390	15,059	15,449
2021	4.1%	604	14,174	14,778
2020	4.6%	638	13,172	13,810
2019	2.2%	313	13,709	14,022
2018	2.8%	379	13,395	13,774
2017	2.4%	316	12,987	13,303
2016	2.6%	334	12,425	12,759

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Colorado's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.1% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Elbert County

58.6 per 100,0002024. Colorado: 494.5.

270.3 per 100,0002024. Colorado: 2,683.2.

3murders2024, 18 violent crimes in all.

2024 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2024	18	58.6	83	270.3
2020	13	46.8	28	100.9
2019	9	32.9	23	84.1

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Elbert County Sheriff's Office	2025	16	63	26,584
Elizabeth Police Department	2025	0	19	3,126
Simla Police Department	2024	1	1	625

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Colorado · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.01 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 30,288 people.

61sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

11civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (3), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Elbert County Sheriff's Office	47	10	26,584
Elizabeth Police Department	11	1	3,126
Simla Police Department	3	0	578

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	61	2.01	11	3
2024	51	1.70	9	3
2023	52	1.81	10	3
2021	54	1.97	10	3
2020	50	1.85	11	3
2019	47	1.77	11	3
2018	47	1.81	10	4

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Elbert County Assessor?: Susan Murphy (Republican) is the Assessor of Elbert County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Elbert County Clerk and Recorder?: Rhonda Braun (Republican) is the Clerk and Recorder of Elbert County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Elbert County Coroner?: Sandy Graeff (Republican) is the Coroner of Elbert County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Elbert County Sheriff?: Tim Norton (Republican) is the Sheriff of Elbert County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Elbert County Surveyor?: Sam Gallucci is the Surveyor of Elbert County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Elbert County Treasurer?: Sherry Hewlett (Republican) is the Treasurer of Elbert County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Elbert County commissioners?: Mike Buck (District 1); Dallas Schroeder (District 2); Byron McDaniel (District 3).
What is the population of Elbert County?: About 27,874 people, with a median age of 45; the median household income is $132,685 and 5.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Elbert County?: 3.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 625 people unemployed in a labor force of 15,963, against 3.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Elbert County?: 52 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal, 5 school district and 43 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Colorado Secretary of State's 2023-2024 Biennial Abstract directory of county officers, with districts and parties from the Secretary of State's certified 2022 and 2024 general election results; officials appointed since it was published may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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