Jury Pool Profile
Cameron County, Texas
- County seat
- Brownsville
- Judicial district
- 103rd District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 433,946
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 426,120.
At a glance
Cameron County is a 433,946-person venue. The county population is 35% White (Census race-alone categories). 89% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 8.7%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $52,973, $26,750 below the TX state median of $79,723; 22.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 72.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Tagalog. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 40.3% of covered employment, average pay $40,054/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.93%, above the 4.32% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 426,120
- Median household income
- $52,601
- Unemployment
- 6.9%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 35%; Black: 1%.
Cameron County has a population of 426,120, with a median age of 32.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 35.4%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 89.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,973; 22.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 24.3% 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 40% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 40.3% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.93%, above the Texas state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Cameron County was carried by the Republican candidate with 52.5% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 56.1% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 64.6% of the vote 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'). 72.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
72.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 4.1% of the adult civilian population (12,584 individuals).