Jury Pool Profile
San Juan County, New Mexico
- County seat
- Aztec
- Judicial district
- 11th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 120,340
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 120,942.
At a glance
San Juan County is a 120,340-person venue. The county population is 40% White (Census race-alone categories). 20% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $64,999, $2,839 below the NM state median of $67,838; 18.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 27.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most often one of the other and unspecified languages the Census does not break out (18.2%), then Spanish and Tagalog. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.0% of covered employment, average pay $60,224/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.05%, above the 4.57% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 61% to 65% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 120,942
- Median household income
- $55,872
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 40%; Black: 1%.
San Juan County has a population of 120,942, with a median age of 38.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 39.9%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 19.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $64,999; 18.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 28% of covered jobs. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is about 8.1% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.05%, above the New Mexico state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 63%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
San Juan County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 64.7% in 2024, 62.9% in 2020, 61.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 27.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
27.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest group speaks a language the Census does not name separately (18.2%); the most common named are Spanish, Tagalog, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.2% of the adult civilian population (5,623 individuals).