Jury Pool Profile
Luna County, New Mexico
- County seat
- Deming
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 25,407
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 25,611.
At a glance
Luna County is a 25,407-person venue. The county population is 40% White (Census race-alone categories). 67% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 28.3%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $41,456, $26,382 below the NM state median of $67,838; 14.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 52.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 25.4% of covered employment, average pay $46,014/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 13.61%, above the 4.57% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 48% to 58% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 25,611
- Median household income
- $36,419
- Unemployment
- 13.6%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 40%; Black: 1%.
Luna County has a population of 25,611, with a median age of 36.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 40.1%; Black residents 1.5%. Independently, 67.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $41,456; 14.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 23.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 25% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 13.61%, above the New Mexico state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 54%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Luna County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 58.3% in 2024, 54.4% in 2020, 48.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 52.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
52.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, Arabic. Veterans account for 7.1% of the adult civilian population (1,345 individuals).