Jury Pool Profile
Culberson County, Texas
- County seat
- Van Horn
- Judicial district
- 205th District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 2,267
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 2,195.
At a glance
Culberson County is a 2,267-person venue. The county population is 51% White (Census race-alone categories). 78% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 17.4%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $64,099, $15,624 below the TX state median of $79,723; 15.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 54.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 17.2% of covered employment, average pay $49,597/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.6%, below 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
- 2,195
- Median household income
- $58,777
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 51% / 0%.
Culberson County has a population of 2,195, with a median age of 44.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 51.3%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 78.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $64,099; 15.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Education & health services, about 27% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 17.2% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 12.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.6%, below the Texas state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Culberson County was carried by the Republican candidate with 57.7% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 50.7% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 59.6% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 52% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 54.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
54.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog. Veterans account for 12.7% of the adult civilian population (204 individuals).