Jury Pool Profile
Socorro County, New Mexico
- County seat
- Socorro
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 15,838
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 16,200.
At a glance
Socorro County is a 15,838-person venue. The county population is 42% White (Census race-alone categories). 50% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 32.8%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $47,105, $20,733 below the NM state median of $67,838; 19.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 33.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other and unspecified languages (6.8%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 50.1% of covered employment, average pay $57,098/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.21%, above the 4.57% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 16,200
- Median household income
- $36,570
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 42%; Black: 0%.
Socorro County has a population of 16,200, with a median age of 40.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 42.2%; Black residents 0.4%. Independently, 50.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $47,105; 19.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 28.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 50% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 50.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 13.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.21%, above the New Mexico state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Socorro County was carried by the Republican candidate with 50.5% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 52.0% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 48.5% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 54% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 33.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
33.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Korean. Veterans account for 7.1% of the adult civilian population (865 individuals).