Jury Pool Profile
Union County, New Mexico
- County seat
- Clayton
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 3,844
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 4,013.
At a glance
Union County is a 3,844-person venue. The county population is 64% White (Census race-alone categories). 40% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 53.3%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $49,814, $18,024 below the NM state median of $67,838; 18.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 22.3% 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 26.2% of covered employment, average pay $51,623/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.85%, below the 4.57% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 72% to 78% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 4,013
- Median household income
- $46,694
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 64% / 1%.
Union County has a population of 4,013, with a median age of 42.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 63.8%; Black residents 1.1%. Independently, 40.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $49,814; 18.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 26% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.85%, below the New Mexico state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 75%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Union County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.9% in 2024, 77.6% in 2020, 71.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 58% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 22.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
22.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.2% of the adult civilian population (196 individuals).