Jury Pool Profile
San Miguel County, New Mexico
- County seat
- Las Vegas
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 26,260
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 26,850.
At a glance
San Miguel County is a 26,260-person venue. The county population is 41% White (Census race-alone categories). 75% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 17.6%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $49,553, $18,285 below the NM state median of $67,838; 26.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 46.1% 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 53.6% of covered employment, average pay $44,475/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.64%, above the 4.57% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 63% to 68% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 26,850
- Median household income
- $49,431
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 41%; Black: 2%.
San Miguel County has a population of 26,850, with a median age of 47.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 40.7%; Black residents 1.7%. Independently, 75.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $49,553; 26.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 26.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 54% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 53.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 15.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.64%, above the New Mexico state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 66%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
San Miguel County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 62.9% in 2024, 68.4% in 2020, 68.0% 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'). 46.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
46.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Chinese. Veterans account for 7.5% of the adult civilian population (1,670 individuals).