Jury Pool Profile

Doña Ana County, New Mexico

Democratic +10 (2024)

Population: 221,665
Median household income: $55,663
Unemployment: 5.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 108,334 48.9%
Black or African American alone 3,722 1.7%
Asian alone 2,908 1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 2,603 1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 424 0.2%
Some other race alone 46,999 21.2%
Two or more races 56,675 25.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 149,893 67.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 34

Under 18 52,131 23.5%
18–24 31,815 14.4%
25–44 54,443 24.6%
45–64 46,122 20.8%
65 and over 37,154 16.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.2%; +0.96 pp vs. state
County GDP: $11.3B; 7.69% of state
Avg. annual pay: $49,974
Establishments: 5,817

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 28,605 36.0%
Trade, transportation & utilities 12,903 16.2%
Leisure & hospitality 9,508 12.0%
Professional & business services 7,591 9.6%
Public administration 6,296 7.9%
Construction 4,642 5.8%
Manufacturing 3,140 4.0%
Natural resources & mining 2,433 3.1%
Financial activities 2,312 2.9%
Other services 1,470 1.9%
Information 509 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 65.3%
Median gross rent: $903
Owner-occupied: 54,542
Renter-occupied: 28,988

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Largest employers

Principal employers by headcount

#	Employer	Sector	Employees
1	White Sands Missile Range (U.S. Army)	Federal / military (defense R&D, test range)	5,600*
2	New Mexico State University	Higher education (public)	4,000*
3	Las Cruces Public Schools (Las Cruces ISD)	K-12 public education	2,500*
4	Gadsden Independent School District	K-12 public education	1,800*
5	Walmart	Retail	1,500*
6	City of Las Cruces	Local government	1,400*
7	Memorial Medical Center	Healthcare (acute-care hospital)	1,200*
8	MountainView Regional Medical Center	Healthcare (acute-care hospital; Community Health Systems)	1,200*
9	Doña Ana County (county government)	Local government	700*
10	Doña Ana Community College (NMSU branch)	Higher education (public; NMSU system)	650*
11	Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino	Gaming / hospitality	600*
12	Physical Science Laboratory (NMSU)	Research (NMSU system; defense/aerospace R&D)	600*

* Headcount is an estimate.

Source: Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance (MVEDA) — "Major Employers" list (2020)

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 85,407 votes cast

Democratic 45,937 53.8%
Republican 37,594 44.0%
Other / third-party 1,876 2.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

54.4% speak only English at home

Spanish 90,577 43.4%
Other 934 0.4%
Other Indo-European 893 0.4%
German 591 0.3%
Tagalog 589 0.3%
Other Asian/Pacific 458 0.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 425 0.2%
Chinese 244 0.1%
Arabic 202 0.1%
Slavic languages 132 0.1%
Korean 121 0.1%
Vietnamese 67 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 83,530
Family households: 52,704; 63.1% of households
Married w/ children: 34,444
Single-mother households: 6,709
Veterans: 13,007; 7.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

37.3% overall adherence rate

Catholic 42,331 19.3%
Evangelical Protestant 21,502 9.8%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 12,389 5.6%
Mainline Protestant 5,348 2.4%
Black Protestant 342 0.2%
Orthodox 75 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 89.0%
With a disability: 14.1%
Bachelor's or higher: 31.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 3rd Judicial District Court
Judges: 9 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); Magistrate Court judges separate; vintage 2026 nmcourts.gov)
Court seats: Las Cruces

Court reference

Traffic safety context

New Mexico statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 32; 18.88 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 30

NHTSA FARS 2023