Jury Pool Profile
San Augustine County, Texas
- County seat
- San Augustine
- Judicial district
- 1st District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,722
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,874.
At a glance
San Augustine County is a 7,722-person venue. The county population is 69% White and 22% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $50,976, $28,747 below the TX state median of $79,723; 13.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.6% 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 29.2% of covered employment, average pay $42,180/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.59%, above the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 74% to 78% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 7,874
- Median household income
- $50,408
- Unemployment
- 5.6%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 69% / 22%.
San Augustine County has a population of 7,874, with a median age of 50.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 69.4%; Black residents 21.5%. Independently, 8.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $50,976; 13.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.4% 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 29% of covered jobs. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is about 11.0% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 29.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.59%, above the Texas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 75%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
San Augustine County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 77.8% in 2024, 75.1% in 2020, 73.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 72% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.6% 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 12.0% of the adult civilian population (756 individuals).