Jury Pool Profile
Schleicher County, Texas
- County seat
- Eldorado
- Judicial district
- 51st District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 2,245
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 2,381.
At a glance
Schleicher County is a 2,245-person venue. The county population is 49% White (Census race-alone categories). 53% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 41.8%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $68,029, $11,694 below the TX state median of $79,723; 18.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 36.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 18.7% of covered employment, average pay $54,554/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.63%, above the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 78% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 2,381
- Median household income
- $86,694
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 49%; Black: 1%.
Schleicher County has a population of 2,381, with a median age of 39.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 48.8%; Black residents 0.5%. Independently, 53.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $68,029; 18.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.4% 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: Education & health services, about 43% of covered jobs. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is 12.9% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 18.7% of covered employment, followed by Natural resources & mining at 16.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.63%, above the Texas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Schleicher County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.8% in 2024, 81.1% in 2020, 77.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 77% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 36.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
36.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish. Veterans account for 7.7% of the adult civilian population (141 individuals).