Jury Pool Profile

Lincoln County, New Mexico

Republican +38 (2024)

Population: 20,227
Median household income: $51,643
Unemployment: 4.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 14,809 73.2%
Black or African American alone 166 0.8%
Asian alone 106 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 620 3.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 940 4.6%
Two or more races 3,586 17.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6,591 32.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 52.7

Under 18 3,436 17.0%
18–24 1,031 5.1%
25–44 3,943 19.5%
45–64 5,639 27.9%
65 and over 6,178 30.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.6%; +0.35 pp vs. state
County GDP: $894.2M; 0.61% of state
Avg. annual pay: $43,202
Establishments: 888

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Leisure & hospitality 1,877 27.7%
Trade, transportation & utilities 1,540 22.7%
Education & health services 1,142 16.8%
Professional & business services 503 7.4%
Public administration 502 7.4%
Construction 431 6.4%
Financial activities 297 4.4%
Other services 213 3.1%
Manufacturing 121 1.8%
Natural resources & mining 80 1.2%
Information 76 1.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 79.5%
Median gross rent: $883
Owner-occupied: 7,455
Renter-occupied: 1,921

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 10,165 votes cast

Republican 6,942 68.3%
Democratic 3,033 29.8%
Other / third-party 190 1.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

79.0% speak only English at home

Spanish 3,623 18.7%
Other 330 1.7%
Other Asian/Pacific 77 0.4%
Other Indo-European 17 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 15 0.1%
German 14 0.1%
Chinese 5 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 9,376
Family households: 5,620; 59.9% of households
Married w/ children: 4,323
Single-mother households: 442
Veterans: 1,657; 9.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

46.7% overall adherence rate

Catholic 4,469 22.0%
Evangelical Protestant 3,254 16.1%
Mainline Protestant 925 4.6%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 816 4.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 88.6%
With a disability: 22.8%
Bachelor's or higher: 28.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 12th Judicial District Court
Judges: 4 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); Magistrate Court judges separate; vintage 2026 nmcourts.gov)
Court seats: Alamogordo, Carrizozo

Court reference

Traffic safety context

New Mexico statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 10; 59.56 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 10

NHTSA FARS 2023