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Jury Pool Profile

Guadalupe County, New Mexico

Democratic +1 (2024)
Population
4,379
Median household income
$40,149
Unemployment
4.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 1,885 43.0%
  • Black or African American alone 75 1.7%
  • Asian alone 10 0.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 289 6.6%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 949 21.7%
  • Two or more races 1,171 26.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,263 74.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.6

  • Under 18 938 21.4%
  • 18–24 200 4.6%
  • 25–44 1,235 28.2%
  • 45–64 1,106 25.3%
  • 65 and over 900 20.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.3%
+0.07 pp vs. state
County GDP
$277.8M
0.19% of state
Avg. annual pay
$42,161
Establishments
176

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 433 30.6%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 325 23.0%
  • Leisure & hospitality 297 21.0%
  • Public administration 197 13.9%
  • Construction 76 5.4%
  • Information 26 1.8%
  • Financial activities 15 1.1%
  • Professional & business services 9 0.6%
  • Other services 2 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
78.4%
Median gross rent
$515
Owner-occupied
1,137
Renter-occupied
314

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,938 votes cast

  • Democratic 959 49.5%
  • Republican 945 48.8%
  • Other / third-party 34 1.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

51.3% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 1,949 46.1%
  • Other 105 2.5%
  • German 6 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
1,451
Family households
924
63.7% of households
Married w/ children
619
Single-mother households
119
Veterans
250
7.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

57.7% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 2,316 52.0%
  • Evangelical Protestant 147 3.3%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 86 1.9%
  • Mainline Protestant 20 0.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
93.5%
With a disability
22.4%
Bachelor's or higher
15.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
4th Judicial District Court
Judges
3 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); Magistrate Court judges separate; vintage 2026 nmcourts.gov)
Court seats
Las Vegas, Mora, Santa Rosa

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

New Mexico statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
7
203.43 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
7

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Guadalupe 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.