Jury Pool Profile
Maverick County, Texas
- County seat
- Eagle Pass
- Judicial district
- 293rd District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 58,823
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 58,082.
At a glance
Maverick County is a 58,823-person venue. The county population is 17% White (Census race-alone categories). 95% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 2.9%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $50,787, $28,936 below the TX state median of $79,723; 14.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 89.3% 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 42.0% of covered employment, average pay $40,261/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 8.88%, 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
- 58,082
- Median household income
- $49,568
- Unemployment
- 8.9%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 17%; Black: 0%.
Maverick County has a population of 58,082, with a median age of 30.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 17.2%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 94.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $50,787; 14.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 21.8% 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 42% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 42.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 8.88%, above the Texas state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Maverick County was carried by the Republican candidate with 59.0% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 54.3% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 76.5% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 75% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 89.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
89.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Korean, Tagalog. Veterans account for 2.7% of the adult civilian population (1,079 individuals).