Jury Pool Profile

Santa Cruz County, Arizona

Democratic +19 (2024)

Population: 48,209
Median household income: $53,614
Unemployment: 6.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 20,283 42.1%
Black or African American alone 118 0.2%
Asian alone 72 0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 219 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 91 0.2%
Some other race alone 5,468 11.3%
Two or more races 21,958 45.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 39,875 82.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 37.9

Under 18 12,588 26.1%
18–24 4,320 9.0%
25–44 11,128 23.1%
45–64 11,050 22.9%
65 and over 9,123 18.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 6.8%; +2.37 pp vs. state
County GDP: $2.8B; 0.5% of state
Avg. annual pay: $59,656
Establishments: 1,240

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 5,652 41.3%
Public administration 2,273 16.6%
Education & health services 1,805 13.2%
Leisure & hospitality 1,357 9.9%
Manufacturing 559 4.1%
Natural resources & mining 441 3.2%
Professional & business services 428 3.1%
Construction 271 2.0%
Financial activities 264 1.9%
Other services 194 1.4%
Information 76 0.6%
Unclassified 4 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 68.4%
Median gross rent: $781
Owner-occupied: 11,498
Renter-occupied: 5,318

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 19,121 votes cast

Democratic 11,265 58.9%
Republican 7,699 40.3%
Other / third-party 157 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

21.7% speak only English at home

Spanish 35,138 77.8%
French (incl. Cajun) 58 0.1%
German 50 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 28 0.1%
Other Indo-European 18 0.0%
Tagalog 15 0.0%
Arabic 15 0.0%
Chinese 10 0.0%
Korean 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 16,816
Family households: 12,095; 71.9% of households
Married w/ children: 8,504
Single-mother households: 1,361
Veterans: 1,654; 4.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

88.2% overall adherence rate

Catholic 37,528 78.7%
Evangelical Protestant 2,624 5.5%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,507 3.2%
Mainline Protestant 399 0.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 85.5%
With a disability: 12.5%
Bachelor's or higher: 24.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: Santa Cruz County Superior Court
Judges: 2 (Superior Court judges + commissioners; vintage 2026 azcourts.gov roster)
Court seats: Nogales

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Arizona statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 9; 25.27 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 6

NHTSA FARS 2023