Jury Pool Profile
Mora County, New Mexico
- County seat
- Mora
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 4,051
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 4,149.
At a glance
Mora County is a 4,051-person venue. The county population is 45% White (Census race-alone categories). 73% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 24.7%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $50,842, $16,996 below the NM state median of $67,838; 34.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 44.3% 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 42.3% of covered employment, average pay $42,931/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.36%, above the 4.57% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 58% to 65% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 4,149
- Median household income
- $53,663
- Unemployment
- 6.4%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 45%; Black: 1%.
Mora County has a population of 4,149, with a median age of 55.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 44.6%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 73.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $50,842; 34.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.2% 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 42% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 42.3% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 11.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.36%, above the New Mexico state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 62%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Mora County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 57.9% in 2024, 65.0% in 2020, 63.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 44.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
44.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, Arabic. Veterans account for 8.8% of the adult civilian population (302 individuals).