Jury Pool Profile
Curry County, New Mexico
- County seat
- Clovis
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 46,655
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 47,638.
At a glance
Curry County is a 46,655-person venue. The county population is 54% White and 6% Black (Census race-alone categories). 46% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 43.0%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $57,333, $10,505 below the NM state median of $67,838; 23.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 27.5% 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 30.4% of covered employment, average pay $51,857/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.85%, below the 4.57% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 67% to 70% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 47,638
- Median household income
- $57,309
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 54% / 6%.
Curry County has a population of 47,638, with a median age of 31.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 53.7%; Black residents 6.1%. Independently, 45.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $57,333; 23.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.8% 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 30% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 30.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.85%, below the New Mexico state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 69%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Curry County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 70.4% in 2024, 69.2% in 2020, 67.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 27.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
27.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 12.3% of the adult civilian population (3,848 individuals).