Jury Pool Profile
Harding County, New Mexico
- County seat
- Mosquero
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 617
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 741.
At a glance
Harding County is a 617-person venue. The county population is 53% White (Census race-alone categories). 36% 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 $51,842, $15,996 below the NM state median of $67,838; 33.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 17.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Education & health services, at 33.3% of covered employment, average pay $54,891/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.75%, below the 4.57% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 59% to 69% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 741
- Median household income
- $48,553
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 53% / 2%.
Harding County has a population of 741, with a median age of 42.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 53.4%; Black residents 1.8%. Independently, 36.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $51,842; 33.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Construction, about 41% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest published sector at 33.3% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 21.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.75%, below the New Mexico state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 64%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Harding County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 68.9% in 2024, 63.2% in 2020, 59.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 54% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 17.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
17.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 16.4% of the adult civilian population (90 individuals).