Jury Pool Profile
Jack County, Texas
- County seat
- Jacksboro
- Judicial district
- 271st District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,563
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,882.
At a glance
Jack County is a 9,563-person venue. The county population is 86% White (Census race-alone categories). 19% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 74.7%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $67,398, $12,325 below the TX state median of $79,723; 14.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 10.5% 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 31.2% of covered employment, average pay $51,838/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.39%, above the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 89% to 91% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,882
- Median household income
- $68,079
- Unemployment
- 5.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 86% / 3%.
Jack County has a population of 8,882, with a median age of 40.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 85.5%; Black residents 2.9%. Independently, 18.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $67,398; 14.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.3% 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 31% of covered jobs. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is at least 9.5% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 13.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.39%, above the Texas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 90%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Jack County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 90.9% in 2024, 90.4% in 2020, 89.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 10.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
10.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, Arabic. Veterans account for 6.7% of the adult civilian population (463 individuals).