Jury Pool Profile
Shackelford County, Texas
- County seat
- Albany
- Judicial district
- 42nd District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 3,197
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 3,175.
At a glance
Shackelford County is a 3,197-person venue. The county population is 84% White (Census race-alone categories). 13% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $72,833, $6,890 below the TX state median of $79,723; 34.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Natural resources & mining, at 29.9% of covered employment, average pay $94,614/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.66%, below the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 91% to 92% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 3,175
- Median household income
- $73,047
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 84% / 1%.
Shackelford County has a population of 3,175, with a median age of 42.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 83.7%; Black residents 0.9%. Independently, 12.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $72,833; 34.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Natural resources & mining, about 30% of covered jobs. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is about 26.9% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Natural resources & mining is the largest employment sector at 29.9% of covered employment, followed by Financial activities at 11.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.66%, below the Texas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 91%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Shackelford County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 90.6% in 2024, 91.2% in 2020, 91.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 5.9% of the adult civilian population (148 individuals).