Jury Pool Profile
McMullen County, Texas
- County seat
- Tilden
- Judicial district
- 36th District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 544
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 700.
At a glance
McMullen County is a 544-person venue. The county population is 44% White (Census race-alone categories). 62% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 37.3%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $77,057, $2,666 below the TX state median of $79,723; 20.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 26.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Natural resources & mining, at 28.8% of covered employment, average pay $83,197/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.91%, above the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 89% to 92% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 700
- Median household income
- $43,875
- Unemployment
- 5.9%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 44%; Black: 0%.
McMullen County has a population of 700, with a median age of 31.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 43.7%; Black residents 0.0%. Independently, 62.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $77,057; 20.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.9% 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: Natural resources & mining, about 29% of covered jobs. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is about 16.9% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Natural resources & mining is the largest published sector at 28.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.91%, above the Texas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 91%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
McMullen County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 92.0% in 2024, 89.1% in 2020, 91.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 82% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 26.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
26.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish. Veterans account for 5.5% of the adult civilian population (23 individuals).