Jury Pool Profile
Lamb County, Texas
- County seat
- Littlefield
- Judicial district
- 154th District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 12,579
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 12,828.
At a glance
Lamb County is a 12,579-person venue. The county population is 68% White (Census race-alone categories). 58% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 36.0%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $56,537, $23,186 below the TX state median of $79,723; 14.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 43.3% 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 25.8% of covered employment, average pay $45,581/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.57%, below the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 12,828
- Median household income
- $60,760
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 68% / 4%.
Lamb County has a population of 12,828, with a median age of 37.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 68.4%; Black residents 3.7%. Independently, 58.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $56,537; 14.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.2% 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 26% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.57%, below the Texas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lamb County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.9% in 2024, 79.9% in 2020, 77.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 43.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
43.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 4.3% of the adult civilian population (399 individuals).