Jury Pool Profile
Armstrong County, Texas
- County seat
- Claude
- Judicial district
- 47th District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 1,843
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 1,822.
At a glance
Armstrong County is a 1,843-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). 12% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 83.4%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $77,908, $1,815 below the TX state median of $79,723; 27.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Construction, at 39.8% of covered employment, average pay $99,806/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.24%, below the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 91% to 93% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 1,822
- Median household income
- $72,750
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 1%.
Armstrong County has a population of 1,822, with a median age of 43.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.9%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 12.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $77,908; 27.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Construction, about 40% of covered jobs.
Construction is the largest employment sector at 39.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 11.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.24%, below the Texas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 92%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Armstrong County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 92.8% in 2024, 93.1% in 2020, 90.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 76% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.5% 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 11.0% of the adult civilian population (162 individuals).