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Jury Pool Profile

Union County, New Mexico

Republican +52 (2024)
Population
4,039
Median household income
$45,319
Unemployment
3.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 2,806 69.5%
  • Black or African American alone 39 1.0%
  • Asian alone 0 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 178 4.4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 203 5.0%
  • Two or more races 813 20.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,603 39.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.3

  • Under 18 876 21.7%
  • 18–24 347 8.6%
  • 25–44 898 22.2%
  • 45–64 1,007 24.9%
  • 65 and over 911 22.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.8%
-0.43 pp vs. state
County GDP
$178.4M
0.12% of state
Avg. annual pay
$46,421
Establishments
182

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 306 25.1%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 261 21.4%
  • Public administration 205 16.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 116 9.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 112 9.2%
  • Financial activities 51 4.2%
  • Professional & business services 46 3.8%
  • Information 42 3.4%
  • Construction 35 2.9%
  • Other services 10 0.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
68.2%
Median gross rent
$650
Owner-occupied
1,025
Renter-occupied
479

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 1,665 votes cast

  • Republican 1,247 74.9%
  • Democratic 378 22.7%
  • Other / third-party 40 2.4%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

79.1% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 740 19.6%
  • Other 35 0.9%
  • German 12 0.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
1,504
Family households
810
53.9% of households
Married w/ children
507
Single-mother households
71
Veterans
212
6.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

70.1% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 1,957 48.0%
  • Evangelical Protestant 453 11.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 391 9.6%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 58 1.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
88.2%
With a disability
23.3%
Bachelor's or higher
18.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
8th Judicial District Court
Judges
3 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); Magistrate Court judges separate; vintage 2026 nmcourts.gov)
Court seats
Clayton, Raton, Taos

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

New Mexico statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
1
31.62 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

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