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Jury Pool Profile

Hidalgo County, New Mexico

Republican +23 (2024)
Population
4,097
Median household income
$49,076
Unemployment
6.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 2,606 63.6%
  • Black or African American alone 0 0.0%
  • Asian alone 34 0.8%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 30 0.7%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 361 8.8%
  • Two or more races 1,066 26.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,343 57.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.3

  • Under 18 880 21.5%
  • 18–24 330 8.1%
  • 25–44 976 23.8%
  • 45–64 994 24.3%
  • 65 and over 917 22.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
6.2%
+1.93 pp vs. state
County GDP
$254.9M
0.17% of state
Avg. annual pay
$54,523
Establishments
156

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Public administration 346 26.7%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 318 24.6%
  • Education & health services 243 18.8%
  • Leisure & hospitality 171 13.2%
  • Natural resources & mining 70 5.4%
  • Professional & business services 45 3.5%
  • Construction 44 3.4%
  • Information 6 0.5%
  • Other services 1 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
75.3%
Median gross rent
$803
Owner-occupied
1,131
Renter-occupied
370

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,862 votes cast

  • Republican 1,140 61.2%
  • Democratic 705 37.9%
  • Other / third-party 17 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

65.6% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 1,264 32.7%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 34 0.9%
  • German 22 0.6%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 9 0.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
1,501
Family households
989
65.9% of households
Married w/ children
692
Single-mother households
132
Veterans
207
6.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

66.2% overall adherence rate

  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,445 34.6%
  • Catholic 857 20.5%
  • Evangelical Protestant 379 9.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 83 2.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
90.9%
With a disability
17.6%
Bachelor's or higher
17.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
6th Judicial District Court
Judges
3 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); Magistrate Court judges separate; vintage 2026 nmcourts.gov)
Court seats
Deming, Lordsburg, Silver City

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

New Mexico statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
62.17 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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