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Jury Pool Profile

Los Alamos County, New Mexico

Democratic +30 (2024)
Population
19,374
Median household income
$143,188
Unemployment
1.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 14,782 76.3%
  • Black or African American alone 233 1.2%
  • Asian alone 964 5.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 169 0.9%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 1,074 5.5%
  • Two or more races 2,152 11.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,465 17.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.1

  • Under 18 4,151 21.4%
  • 18–24 1,133 5.8%
  • 25–44 5,499 28.4%
  • 45–64 5,072 26.2%
  • 65 and over 3,519 18.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
1.9%
-2.35 pp vs. state
County GDP
$3.8B
2.59% of state
Avg. annual pay
$113,944
Establishments
606

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Professional & business services 17,887 78.8%
  • Education & health services 2,002 8.8%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 684 3.0%
  • Leisure & hospitality 657 2.9%
  • Public administration 498 2.2%
  • Other services 287 1.3%
  • Financial activities 217 1.0%
  • Construction 201 0.9%
  • Information 143 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
74.5%
Median gross rent
$1,308
Owner-occupied
6,121
Renter-occupied
2,090

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 12,187 votes cast

  • Democratic 7,726 63.4%
  • Republican 4,047 33.2%
  • Other / third-party 414 3.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

83.4% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 1,371 7.4%
  • Chinese 560 3.0%
  • Other Indo-European 279 1.5%
  • German 201 1.1%
  • Slavic languages 188 1.0%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 129 0.7%
  • Korean 123 0.7%
  • Other 102 0.6%
  • Tagalog 83 0.4%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 33 0.2%
  • Vietnamese 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
8,211
Family households
5,224
63.6% of households
Married w/ children
4,449
Single-mother households
295
Veterans
1,169
7.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

54.9% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 4,149 21.4%
  • Mainline Protestant 2,514 12.9%
  • Evangelical Protestant 2,060 10.6%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,850 9.5%
  • Orthodox 80 0.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
96.6%
With a disability
10.4%
Bachelor's or higher
68.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
1st Judicial District Court
Judges
6 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); Magistrate Court judges separate; vintage 2026 nmcourts.gov)
Court seats
Los Alamos, Santa Fe, Tierra Amarilla

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

New Mexico statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
0
0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
0

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Los Alamos 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.