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Jury Pool Profile

Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Democratic +19 (2024)
Population
40,165
Median household income
$53,901
Unemployment
4.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 11,213 27.9%
  • Black or African American alone 299 0.7%
  • Asian alone 236 0.6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 6,721 16.7%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 64 0.2%
  • Some other race alone 12,257 30.5%
  • Two or more races 9,375 23.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 27,038 67.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.4

  • Under 18 9,080 22.6%
  • 18–24 3,228 8.0%
  • 25–44 8,930 22.2%
  • 45–64 10,421 25.9%
  • 65 and over 8,506 21.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.3%
+0.06 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.4B
0.94% of state
Avg. annual pay
$48,908
Establishments
859

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 2,641 28.4%
  • Public administration 2,184 23.5%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,404 15.1%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,291 13.9%
  • Professional & business services 482 5.2%
  • Construction 451 4.9%
  • Other services 348 3.7%
  • Financial activities 172 1.9%
  • Manufacturing 123 1.3%
  • Natural resources & mining 113 1.2%
  • Information 84 0.9%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
78.1%
Median gross rent
$760
Owner-occupied
11,697
Renter-occupied
3,283

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 15,989 votes cast

  • Democratic 9,373 58.6%
  • Republican 6,268 39.2%
  • Other / third-party 348 2.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

46.2% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 17,276 45.3%
  • Other 2,929 7.7%
  • Vietnamese 121 0.3%
  • Tagalog 80 0.2%
  • German 50 0.1%
  • Chinese 34 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 18 0.0%
  • Other Indo-European 15 0.0%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 5 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
14,980
Family households
9,305
62.1% of households
Married w/ children
5,649
Single-mother households
1,238
Veterans
2,060
6.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

79.2% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 26,213 64.9%
  • Evangelical Protestant 2,868 7.1%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2,375 5.9%
  • Mainline Protestant 520 1.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
90.8%
With a disability
14.9%
Bachelor's or higher
18.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
1st Judicial District Court
Judges
6 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); Magistrate Court judges separate; vintage 2026 nmcourts.gov)
Court seats
Los Alamos, Santa Fe, Tierra Amarilla

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

New Mexico statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
16
51.47 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
12

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Rio Arriba 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.