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Jury Pool Profile

San Miguel County, New Mexico

Democratic +28 (2024)
Population
27,036
Median household income
$47,400
Unemployment
4.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 13,622 50.4%
  • Black or African American alone 423 1.6%
  • Asian alone 107 0.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 734 2.7%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 5,504 20.4%
  • Two or more races 6,646 24.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 20,367 75.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 46.8

  • Under 18 4,559 16.9%
  • 18–24 2,559 9.5%
  • 25–44 6,017 22.3%
  • 45–64 7,297 27.0%
  • 65 and over 6,604 24.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.6%
+0.32 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.0B
0.68% of state
Avg. annual pay
$44,192
Establishments
788

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 4,067 53.0%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,174 15.3%
  • Leisure & hospitality 765 10.0%
  • Construction 492 6.4%
  • Public administration 483 6.3%
  • Professional & business services 224 2.9%
  • Financial activities 213 2.8%
  • Other services 101 1.3%
  • Natural resources & mining 60 0.8%
  • Manufacturing 60 0.8%
  • Information 36 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
73.3%
Median gross rent
$774
Owner-occupied
8,735
Renter-occupied
3,189

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 11,108 votes cast

  • Democratic 6,985 62.9%
  • Republican 3,887 35.0%
  • Other / third-party 236 2.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

52.0% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 11,753 45.4%
  • Other 355 1.4%
  • German 83 0.3%
  • Other Indo-European 74 0.3%
  • Slavic languages 71 0.3%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 61 0.2%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 21 0.1%
  • Chinese 14 0.1%
  • Arabic 7 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
11,924
Family households
6,581
55.2% of households
Married w/ children
4,099
Single-mother households
777
Veterans
1,629
7.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

81.9% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 20,274 74.5%
  • Evangelical Protestant 1,309 4.8%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 511 1.9%
  • Mainline Protestant 188 0.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.4%
With a disability
24.5%
Bachelor's or higher
26.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
4th Judicial District Court
Judges
3 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); Magistrate Court judges separate; vintage 2026 nmcourts.gov)
Court seats
Las Vegas, Mora, Santa Rosa

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

New Mexico statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
9
40.04 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
8

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for San Miguel 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.