Jury Pool Profile
Catron County, New Mexico
- County seat
- Reserve
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 3,827
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 3,743.
At a glance
Catron County is a 3,827-person venue. The county population is 78% White (Census race-alone categories). 16% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $48,654, $19,184 below the NM state median of $67,838; 31.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 18.3% 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 33.9% of covered employment, average pay $32,317/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.12%, above the 4.57% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 72% to 74% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 3,743
- Median household income
- $49,864
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 78% / 2%.
Catron County has a population of 3,743, with a median age of 63.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 77.9%; Black residents 1.8%. Independently, 15.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $48,654; 31.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.0% 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 34% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 33.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.12%, above the New Mexico state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Catron County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.3% in 2024, 73.0% in 2020, 71.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 58% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 18.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
18.3% 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 17.9% of the adult civilian population (629 individuals).