Jury Pool Profile
Brazoria County, Texas
- County seat
- Angleton
- Judicial district
- 23rd District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 419,080
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 391,255.
At a glance
Brazoria County is a 419,080-person venue. The county population is 48% White and 16% Black (Census race-alone categories). 32% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 41.6%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $100,255, $20,532 above the TX state median of $79,723; 33.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 27.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Vietnamese. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 23.6% of covered employment, average pay $56,732/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.91%, above the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 58% to 60% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 391,255
- Median household income
- $97,993
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 48%; Black: 16%.
Brazoria County has a population of 391,255, with a median age of 36.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 47.7%; Black residents 16.2%. Independently, 31.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $100,255; 33.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.1% 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 24% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 23.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.91%, above the Texas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 59%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Brazoria County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 59.2% in 2024, 58.3% in 2020, 60.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 75% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 27.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
27.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese. Veterans account for 6.3% of the adult civilian population (18,204 individuals).