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Jury Pool Profile

Socorro County, New Mexico

Republican +4 (2024)
Population
16,308
Median household income
$47,556
Unemployment
5.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 8,507 52.2%
  • Black or African American alone 37 0.2%
  • Asian alone 301 1.8%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 1,971 12.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 937 5.7%
  • Two or more races 4,555 27.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8,196 50.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.7

  • Under 18 3,530 21.6%
  • 18–24 2,192 13.4%
  • 25–44 3,315 20.3%
  • 45–64 3,983 24.4%
  • 65 and over 3,288 20.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.0%
+0.72 pp vs. state
County GDP
$666.2M
0.45% of state
Avg. annual pay
$51,836
Establishments
388

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 2,403 49.3%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 679 13.9%
  • Public administration 459 9.4%
  • Leisure & hospitality 434 8.9%
  • Professional & business services 385 7.9%
  • Natural resources & mining 183 3.8%
  • Construction 103 2.1%
  • Financial activities 90 1.8%
  • Manufacturing 66 1.4%
  • Other services 38 0.8%
  • Information 29 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
73.5%
Median gross rent
$653
Owner-occupied
3,839
Renter-occupied
1,383

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 7,233 votes cast

  • Republican 3,651 50.5%
  • Democratic 3,384 46.8%
  • Other / third-party 198 2.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

62.6% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 3,578 23.1%
  • Other 1,449 9.3%
  • German 304 2.0%
  • Other Indo-European 201 1.3%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 110 0.7%
  • Korean 44 0.3%
  • Chinese 41 0.3%
  • Vietnamese 38 0.2%
  • Arabic 21 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 11 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
5,222
Family households
3,057
58.5% of households
Married w/ children
2,050
Single-mother households
255
Veterans
1,115
8.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

39.4% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 4,644 28.0%
  • Evangelical Protestant 810 4.9%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 781 4.7%
  • Mainline Protestant 300 1.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.8%
With a disability
25.8%
Bachelor's or higher
21.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
7th Judicial District Court
Judges
3 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); Magistrate Court judges separate; vintage 2026 nmcourts.gov)
Court seats
Estancia, Reserve, Socorro, Truth or Consequences

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

New Mexico statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
12
93.91 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
9

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Socorro 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.