Jury Pool Profile

Torrance County, New Mexico

Republican +38 (2024)

Population: 15,290
Median household income: $46,250
Unemployment: 5.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 9,540 62.4%
Black or African American alone 374 2.4%
Asian alone 92 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 522 3.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 2,307 15.1%
Two or more races 2,455 16.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6,499 42.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.5

Under 18 3,158 20.7%
18–24 1,241 8.1%
25–44 3,669 24.0%
45–64 3,846 25.2%
65 and over 3,376 22.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.6%; +1.35 pp vs. state
County GDP: $881.3M; 0.6% of state
Avg. annual pay: $51,439
Establishments: 368

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Education & health services 978 30.9%
Trade, transportation & utilities 852 26.9%
Professional & business services 341 10.8%
Public administration 252 8.0%
Construction 187 5.9%
Leisure & hospitality 182 5.8%
Manufacturing 127 4.0%
Natural resources & mining 112 3.5%
Other services 64 2.0%
Information 42 1.3%
Financial activities 29 0.9%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 81.7%
Median gross rent: $845
Owner-occupied: 4,715
Renter-occupied: 1,059

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 7,179 votes cast

Republican 4,880 68.0%
Democratic 2,144 29.9%
Other / third-party 155 2.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

79.1% speak only English at home

Spanish 2,663 18.3%
Other 130 0.9%
German 126 0.9%
Chinese 46 0.3%
Tagalog 46 0.3%
Other Indo-European 20 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 18 0.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 5,774
Family households: 3,641; 63.1% of households
Married w/ children: 2,765
Single-mother households: 179
Veterans: 1,257; 10.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

62.0% overall adherence rate

Catholic 6,069 40.3%
Evangelical Protestant 1,553 10.3%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,540 10.2%
Mainline Protestant 160 1.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.3%
With a disability: 25.1%
Bachelor's or higher: 14.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

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

Court reference

Traffic safety context

New Mexico statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 16; 131.88 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 13

NHTSA FARS 2023