Jury Pool Profile
Colfax County, New Mexico
- County seat
- Raton
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,184
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 12,322.
At a glance
Colfax County is a 12,184-person venue. The county population is 63% White (Census race-alone categories). 48% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 47.4%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $55,466, $12,372 below the NM state median of $67,838; 25.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 19.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 32.2% of covered employment, average pay $30,885/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.88%, above the 4.57% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 49% to 56% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 12,322
- Median household income
- $53,554
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 63% / 1%.
Colfax County has a population of 12,322, with a median age of 49.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 62.8%; Black residents 0.7%. Independently, 47.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $55,466; 25.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Leisure & hospitality, about 32% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 32.2% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 20.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.88%, above the New Mexico state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 53%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Colfax County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 55.9% in 2024, 54.4% in 2020, 48.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 56% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 19.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
19.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 8.3% of the adult civilian population (839 individuals).