Jury Pool Profile
Kenedy County, Texas
- County seat
- Sarita
- Judicial district
- 105th District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 319
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 145.
At a glance
Kenedy County is a 319-person venue. The county population is 20% White (Census race-alone categories). 88% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 9.0%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $46,960, $32,763 below the TX state median of $79,723; 13.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 87.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 9.0% of covered employment, average pay $59,083/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.87%, above 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
- 145
- Median household income
- $38,882
- Unemployment
- 7.9%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 20%; Black: 1%.
Kenedy County has a population of 145, with a median age of 54.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 20.0%; Black residents 0.7%. Independently, 88.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $46,960; 13.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.5% 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: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 56% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest published sector at 9.0% of covered employment, followed by Unclassified at 1.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.87%, above the Texas state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Kenedy County was carried by the Republican candidate with 72.8% of the vote in 2024; the Republican candidate with 65.5% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 53.2% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 87.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
87.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish. Veterans account for 4.0% of the adult civilian population (5 individuals).