Jury Pool Profile
Sandoval County, New Mexico
- County seat
- Bernalillo
- Judicial district
- 13th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 159,565
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 153,604.
At a glance
Sandoval County is a 159,565-person venue. The county population is 51% White (Census race-alone categories). 40% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 40.9%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $90,023, $22,185 above the NM state median of $67,838; 33.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 23.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other and unspecified languages (7.8%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 25.1% of covered employment, average pay $57,014/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.63%, above the 4.57% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 45% to 53% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 153,604
- Median household income
- $86,636
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 51% / 2%.
Sandoval County has a population of 153,604, with a median age of 41.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 50.9%; Black residents 2.3%. Independently, 40.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $90,023; 33.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 25% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.1% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 15.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.63%, above the New Mexico state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 50%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Sandoval County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 51.8% in 2024, 53.0% in 2020, 45.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 71% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 23.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
23.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Tagalog. Veterans account for 10.1% of the adult civilian population (12,145 individuals).