Jury Pool Profile
Shelby County, Texas
- County seat
- Center
- Judicial district
- 123rd District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 24,286
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 24,155.
At a glance
Shelby County is a 24,286-person venue. The county population is 64% White and 15% Black (Census race-alone categories). 20% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $58,737, $20,986 below the TX state median of $79,723; 15.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 15.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 22.2% of covered employment, average pay $52,698/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 79% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 24,155
- Median household income
- $49,776
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 64% / 15%.
Shelby County has a population of 24,155, with a median age of 39.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 64.2%; Black residents 15.1%. Independently, 19.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $58,737; 15.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, 1,951 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 1,695, is within 20% of it. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is about 8.5% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 22.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.3%. 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: 80%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Shelby County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.1% in 2024, 79.1% in 2020, 79.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 74% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 15.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
15.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 5.3% of the adult civilian population (942 individuals).