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Jury Pool Profile

De Baca County, New Mexico

Republican +51 (2024)
Population
1,580
Median household income
$40,804
Unemployment
4.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 620 39.2%
  • Black or African American alone 1 0.1%
  • Asian alone 0 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 733 46.4%
  • Two or more races 225 14.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,004 63.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 35.1

  • Under 18 382 24.2%
  • 18–24 104 6.6%
  • 25–44 470 29.7%
  • 45–64 246 15.6%
  • 65 and over 378 23.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.9%
+0.67 pp vs. state
County GDP
$110.9M
0.08% of state
Avg. annual pay
$41,908
Establishments
82

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 115 26.1%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 101 23.0%
  • Public administration 71 16.1%
  • Natural resources & mining 40 9.1%
  • Construction 19 4.3%
  • Leisure & hospitality 19 4.3%
  • Information 17 3.9%
  • Financial activities 16 3.6%
  • Professional & business services 5 1.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
69.1%
Median gross rent
$727
Owner-occupied
502
Renter-occupied
225

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 874 votes cast

  • Republican 649 74.3%
  • Democratic 206 23.6%
  • Other / third-party 19 2.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

63.0% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 504 35.5%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 10 0.7%
  • German 9 0.6%
  • Other 1 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
727
Family households
318
43.7% of households
Married w/ children
173
Single-mother households
8
Veterans
46
3.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

132.4% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 974 57.4%
  • Catholic 904 53.2%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 226 13.3%
  • Mainline Protestant 145 8.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
90.0%
With a disability
19.7%
Bachelor's or higher
8.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
10th Judicial District Court
Judges
1 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); Magistrate Court judges separate; vintage 2026 nmcourts.gov)
Court seats
Fort Sumner, Mosquero, Tucumcari

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

New Mexico statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
0
0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
0

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for De Baca County, New Mexico to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.