Jury Pool Profile
Clay County, Texas
- County seat
- Henrietta
- Judicial district
- 97th District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 10,764
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 10,495.
At a glance
Clay County is a 10,764-person venue. The county population is 90% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $74,944, $4,779 below the TX state median of $79,723; 22.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 34.5% of covered employment, average pay $45,182/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.97%, below the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 87% to 90% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 10,495
- Median household income
- $80,114
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 90% / 1%.
Clay County has a population of 10,495, with a median age of 47.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.8%; Black residents 1.0%. Independently, 7.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $74,944; 22.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.0% 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 34% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 34.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.97%, below the Texas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 88%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Clay County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 89.5% in 2024, 88.3% in 2020, 87.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 74% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 10.4% of the adult civilian population (881 individuals).