Jury Pool Profile
Roosevelt County, New Mexico
- County seat
- Portales
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 18,615
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 18,928.
At a glance
Roosevelt County is an 18,615-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 48.1%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $53,508, $14,330 below the NM state median of $67,838; 21.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 23.3% 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 36.9% of covered employment, average pay $54,800/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.13%, below the 4.57% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 66% to 71% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 18,928
- Median household income
- $52,685
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 62% / 1%.
Roosevelt County has a population of 18,928, with a median age of 32.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 62.1%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 44.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $53,508; 21.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 37% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 36.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.13%, below the New Mexico state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 69%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Roosevelt County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 70.6% in 2024, 70.1% in 2020, 66.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 23.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
23.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Korean, Tagalog. Veterans account for 8.6% of the adult civilian population (1,191 individuals).