Jury Pool Profile
Torrance County, New Mexico
- County seat
- Estancia
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 16,100
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 15,490.
At a glance
Torrance County is a 16,100-person venue. The county population is 61% White (Census race-alone categories). 43% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 48.0%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $56,736, $11,102 below the NM state median of $67,838; 16.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 21.0% 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 31.7% of covered employment, average pay $48,521/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.98%, above the 4.57% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 59% to 68% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 15,490
- Median household income
- $57,842
- Unemployment
- 6.0%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 61% / 2%.
Torrance County has a population of 15,490, with a median age of 43.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 61.5%; Black residents 2.5%. Independently, 43.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $56,736; 16.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 32% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 25.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.98%, above the New Mexico state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 64%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Torrance County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 68.0% in 2024, 65.5% in 2020, 59.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 21.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
21.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Chinese. Veterans account for 11.1% of the adult civilian population (1,373 individuals).