Jury Pool Profile
Quay County, New Mexico
- County seat
- Tucumcari
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,454
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,564.
At a glance
Quay County is an 8,454-person venue. The county population is 62% White (Census race-alone categories). 45% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 47.9%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $47,346, $20,492 below the NM state median of $67,838; 19.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 17.2% 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 31.3% of covered employment, average pay $57,082/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.6%, above the 4.57% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 62% to 69% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,564
- Median household income
- $41,946
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 62% / 1%.
Quay County has a population of 8,564, with a median age of 48.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 61.8%; Black residents 0.7%. Independently, 44.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $47,346; 19.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 797 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 680, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 26.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.6%, above the New Mexico state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 67%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Quay County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 69.4% in 2024, 68.0% in 2020, 62.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 56% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 17.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
17.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish. Veterans account for 11.2% of the adult civilian population (772 individuals).