Jury Pool Profile
Valencia County, New Mexico
- County seat
- Los Lunas
- Judicial district
- 13th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 82,013
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 78,458.
At a glance
Valencia County is an 82,013-person venue. The county population is 48% White (Census race-alone categories). 61% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 30.5%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $69,309, $1,471 above the NM state median of $67,838; 20.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 28.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other and unspecified languages (1.8%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 32.2% of covered employment, average pay $45,034/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.99%, above the 4.57% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 48% to 57% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 78,458
- Median household income
- $58,933
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 48%; Black: 1%.
Valencia County has a population of 78,458, with a median age of 39.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 48.4%; Black residents 1.1%. Independently, 60.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $69,309; 20.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.0% 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 32.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 24.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.99%, above the New Mexico state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 53%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Valencia County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 57.3% in 2024, 53.8% in 2020, 48.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 28.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
28.0% 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 9.3% of the adult civilian population (5,633 individuals).