Jury Pool Profile
San Patricio County, Texas
- County seat
- Sinton
- Judicial district
- 36th District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 72,053
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 70,181.
At a glance
San Patricio County is a 72,053-person venue. The county population is 56% White (Census race-alone categories). 56% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 37.9%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $69,930, $9,793 below the TX state median of $79,723; 17.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 30.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Tagalog. The largest published sector is Construction, at 18.7% of covered employment, average pay $78,875/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.25%, above the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 60% to 68% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 70,181
- Median household income
- $69,704
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 56% / 1%.
San Patricio County has a population of 70,181, with a median age of 37.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 55.8%; Black residents 1.5%. Independently, 56.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $69,930; 17.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Counting the cells BLS withholds (private jobs estimated from Census County Business Patterns, government jobs from the statewide mix), the two largest sectors are within 20% of each other: Construction about 4,020, Education & health services about 3,990.
Construction is the largest published sector at 18.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.25%, above the Texas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 64%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
San Patricio County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 67.8% in 2024, 63.8% in 2020, 60.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 71% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 30.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
30.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, Chinese. Veterans account for 9.3% of the adult civilian population (4,844 individuals).