Jury Pool Profile
Hemphill County, Texas
- County seat
- Canadian
- Judicial district
- 31st District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 3,083
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 3,234.
At a glance
Hemphill County is a 3,083-person venue. The county population is 79% White (Census race-alone categories). 33% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 62.2%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $83,011, $3,288 above the TX state median of $79,723; 21.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 31.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Natural resources & mining, at 21.9% of covered employment, average pay $97,980/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.9%, above the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 86% to 88% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 3,234
- Median household income
- $61,563
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 79% / 4%.
Hemphill County has a population of 3,234, with a median age of 45.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 78.9%; Black residents 3.6%. Independently, 32.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $83,011; 21.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.2% 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 29% of covered jobs. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is about 16.2% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Natural resources & mining is the largest published sector at 21.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 12.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.9%, above the Texas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 87%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Hemphill County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 87.6% in 2024, 86.4% in 2020, 86.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 31.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
31.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish. Veterans account for 3.3% of the adult civilian population (84 individuals).