Jury Pool Profile
Sierra County, New Mexico
- County seat
- Truth or Consequences
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 11,395
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 11,500.
At a glance
Sierra County is an 11,395-person venue. The county population is 69% White (Census race-alone categories). 30% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 63.1%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $41,829, $26,009 below the NM state median of $67,838; 17.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 21.6% 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 33.3% of covered employment, average pay $48,312/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.39%, above the 4.57% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 58% to 60% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 11,500
- Median household income
- $41,600
- Unemployment
- 6.4%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 69% / 0%.
Sierra County has a population of 11,500, with a median age of 57.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 69.3%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 29.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $41,829; 17.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 33% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 33.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.39%, above the New Mexico state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 59%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Sierra County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 58.3% in 2024, 59.6% in 2020, 58.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 49% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 21.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
21.6% 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 16.1% of the adult civilian population (1,559 individuals).