Jury Pool Profile
Doña Ana County, New Mexico
- County seat
- Las Cruces
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 229,091
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 224,266.
At a glance
Doña Ana County is a 229,091-person venue. The county population is 41% White (Census race-alone categories). 68% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 26.7%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $60,154, $7,684 below the NM state median of $67,838; 31.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 45.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 36.4% of covered employment, average pay $52,427/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.35%, above the 4.57% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 54% to 58% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 224,266
- Median household income
- $56,848
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 41%; Black: 2%.
Doña Ana County has a population of 224,266, with a median age of 34.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 40.9%; Black residents 1.7%. Independently, 67.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,154; 31.7% 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: Education & health services, about 36% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 36.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 16.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.35%, above the New Mexico state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 55%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Doña Ana County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 53.8% in 2024, 58.0% in 2020, 54.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 45.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
45.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 7.4% of the adult civilian population (12,627 individuals).