Jury Pool Profile
McKinley County, New Mexico
- County seat
- Gallup
- Judicial district
- 11th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 68,119
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 70,431.
At a glance
McKinley County is a 68,119-person venue. The county population is 10% White (Census race-alone categories). 12% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $45,517, $22,321 below the NM state median of $67,838; 13.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 48.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most often one of the other and unspecified languages the Census does not break out (42.7%), then Spanish and Tagalog. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 39.8% of covered employment, average pay $58,808/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.25%, above the 4.57% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 61% to 68% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 70,431
- Median household income
- $47,668
- Unemployment
- 6.3%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 10%; Black: 0%.
McKinley County has a population of 70,431, with a median age of 34.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 9.8%; Black residents 0.5%. Independently, 12.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $45,517; 13.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 26.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 40% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 39.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.25%, above the New Mexico state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 64%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
McKinley County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 60.7% in 2024, 68.1% in 2020, 63.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 48.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
48.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest group speaks a language the Census does not name separately (42.7%); the most common named are Spanish, Tagalog, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 4.3% of the adult civilian population (2,205 individuals).