Jury Pool Profile
Runnels County, Texas
- County seat
- Ballinger
- Judicial district
- 119th District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,693
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,874.
At a glance
Runnels County is a 9,693-person venue. The county population is 64% White (Census race-alone categories). 35% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $57,607, $22,116 below the TX state median of $79,723; 19.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 22.6% 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 30.5% of covered employment, average pay $46,501/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.51%, below the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 86% to 88% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 9,874
- Median household income
- $62,632
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 64% / 3%.
Runnels County has a population of 9,874, with a median age of 42.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 64.4%; Black residents 2.9%. Independently, 34.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $57,607; 19.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.8% 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 30% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 30.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.51%, below the Texas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 87%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Runnels County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 88.3% in 2024, 86.3% in 2020, 86.1% 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'). 22.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
22.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 5.6% of the adult civilian population (420 individuals).