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Jury Pool Profile

Quay County, New Mexico

Republican +41 (2024)
Population
8,616
Median household income
$43,698
Unemployment
4.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 5,609 65.1%
  • Black or African American alone 135 1.6%
  • Asian alone 0 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 168 1.9%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 18 0.2%
  • Some other race alone 961 11.2%
  • Two or more races 1,725 20.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,842 44.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 48.1

  • Under 18 1,781 20.7%
  • 18–24 447 5.2%
  • 25–44 1,845 21.4%
  • 45–64 2,318 26.9%
  • 65 and over 2,225 25.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.4%
+0.14 pp vs. state
County GDP
$353.6M
0.24% of state
Avg. annual pay
$43,268
Establishments
330

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 772 30.8%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 645 25.7%
  • Leisure & hospitality 445 17.7%
  • Public administration 186 7.4%
  • Construction 172 6.9%
  • Financial activities 80 3.2%
  • Professional & business services 70 2.8%
  • Other services 70 2.8%
  • Information 19 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
72.7%
Median gross rent
$752
Owner-occupied
2,984
Renter-occupied
1,118

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 3,704 votes cast

  • Republican 2,570 69.4%
  • Democratic 1,055 28.5%
  • Other / third-party 79 2.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

79.7% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 1,677 20.2%
  • Other 9 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
4,102
Family households
2,172
52.9% of households
Married w/ children
1,464
Single-mother households
345
Veterans
671
9.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

89.9% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 3,859 44.1%
  • Catholic 3,387 38.7%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 316 3.6%
  • Mainline Protestant 303 3.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
90.1%
With a disability
26.4%
Bachelor's or higher
20.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
10th Judicial District Court
Judges
1 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); Magistrate Court judges separate; vintage 2026 nmcourts.gov)
Court seats
Fort Sumner, Mosquero, Tucumcari

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

New Mexico statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
5
73.15 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
5

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Quay 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.