Jury Pool Profile
Cochran County, Texas
- County seat
- Morton
- Judicial district
- 286th District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 2,546
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 2,550.
At a glance
Cochran County is a 2,546-person venue. The county population is 43% White (Census race-alone categories). 60% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 33.0%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $52,164, $27,559 below the TX state median of $79,723; 8.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 56.2% 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 32.1% of covered employment, average pay $46,845/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.95%, below the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 75% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 2,550
- Median household income
- $45,313
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 43%; Black: 5%.
Cochran County has a population of 2,550, with a median age of 37.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 42.7%; Black residents 4.9%. Independently, 60.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,164; 8.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.8% 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 32% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 32.1% of covered employment, followed by Natural resources & mining at 20.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.95%, below the Texas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Cochran County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.3% in 2024, 80.9% in 2020, 75.4% 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'). 56.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
56.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 2.9% of the adult civilian population (54 individuals).