Jury Pool Profile
Martin County, Texas
- County seat
- Stanton
- Judicial district
- 118th District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,284
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 5,218.
At a glance
Martin County is a 5,284-person venue. The county population is 67% White (Census race-alone categories). 48% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 45.1%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $88,154, $8,431 above the TX state median of $79,723; 20.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 31.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 24.9% of covered employment, average pay $90,162/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.21%, below the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 83% to 88% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 5,218
- Median household income
- $93,734
- Unemployment
- 3.2%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 67% / 3%.
Martin County has a population of 5,218, with a median age of 37.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 67.2%; Black residents 2.8%. Independently, 47.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $88,154; 20.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.1% 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 35% of covered jobs. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is about 6.3% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 24.9% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 18.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.21%, below the Texas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 85%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Martin County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 87.6% in 2024, 86.0% in 2020, 82.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 81% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 31.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
31.6% 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 3.5% of the adult civilian population (129 individuals).