Jury Pool Profile
Potter County, Texas
- County seat
- Amarillo
- Judicial district
- 47th District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 114,453
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 115,975.
At a glance
Potter County is a 114,453-person venue. The county population is 56% White and 11% Black (Census race-alone categories). 39% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 42.2%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $53,656, $26,067 below the TX state median of $79,723; 18.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 30.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Asian and Pacific Island languages (2.5%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.1% of covered employment, average pay $63,044/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.99%, below the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 68% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 115,975
- Median household income
- $53,249
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 56% / 11%.
Potter County has a population of 115,975, with a median age of 35.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 55.8%; Black residents 10.6%. Independently, 39.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $53,656; 18.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 22.5% 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 27% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.99%, below the Texas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 70%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Potter County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.7% in 2024, 68.5% in 2020, 68.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 30.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
30.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, Arabic. Veterans account for 6.0% of the adult civilian population (5,060 individuals).