Jury Pool Profile
Chaves County, New Mexico
- County seat
- Roswell
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 63,364
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 64,217.
At a glance
Chaves County is a 63,364-person venue. The county population is 54% White (Census race-alone categories). 58% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 36.1%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $55,258, $12,580 below the NM state median of $67,838; 17.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 35.0% 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 29.5% of covered employment, average pay $53,402/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.75%, above the 4.57% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 64% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 64,217
- Median household income
- $52,938
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 54% / 2%.
Chaves County has a population of 64,217, with a median age of 37.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 53.7%; Black residents 1.6%. Independently, 58.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $55,258; 17.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 21.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 30% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.75%, above the New Mexico state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 68%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Chaves County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.6% in 2024, 69.8% in 2020, 63.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 35.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
35.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 6.5% of the adult civilian population (3,144 individuals).