Jury Pool Profile
Irion County, Texas
- County seat
- Mertzon
- Judicial district
- 51st District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 1,463
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 1,409.
At a glance
Irion County is a 1,463-person venue. The county population is 73% White (Census race-alone categories). 28% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $90,589, $10,866 above the TX state median of $79,723; 28.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 19.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Natural resources & mining, at 51.1% of covered employment, average pay $116,286/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.8%, below the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 85% to 88% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 1,409
- Median household income
- $70,357
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 73% / 0%.
Irion County has a population of 1,409, with a median age of 40.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 72.5%; Black residents 0.1%. Independently, 27.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $90,589; 28.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Natural resources & mining, about 51% of covered jobs. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is 48.5% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Natural resources & mining is the largest employment sector at 51.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 14.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.8%, below the Texas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 87%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Irion County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 87.7% in 2024, 85.4% in 2020, 86.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 71% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 19.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
19.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish. Veterans account for 6.4% of the adult civilian population (69 individuals).