Jury Pool Profile
Grant County, New Mexico
- County seat
- Silver City
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 27,252
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 27,775.
At a glance
Grant County is a 27,252-person venue. The county population is 62% 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 47.5%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $49,111, $18,727 below the NM state median of $67,838; 30.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 23.3% 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 32.9% of covered employment, average pay $55,431/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.67%, above the 4.57% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 49% to 53% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 27,775
- Median household income
- $44,958
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 62% / 1%.
Grant County has a population of 27,775, with a median age of 49.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 62.2%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 47.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $49,111; 30.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 33% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 32.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 13.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.67%, above the New Mexico state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 51%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Grant County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 51.3% in 2024, 52.6% in 2020, 49.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 53% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 23.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
23.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 9.7% of the adult civilian population (2,207 individuals).