Jury Pool Profile
Stephens County, Texas
- County seat
- Breckenridge
- Judicial district
- 90th District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,380
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,351.
At a glance
Stephens County is a 9,380-person venue. The county population is 78% White (Census race-alone categories). 25% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 68.2%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $57,983, $21,740 below the TX state median of $79,723; 17.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 16.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Manufacturing, at 24.8% of covered employment, average pay $42,084/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.39%, above the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 88% to 90% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 9,351
- Median household income
- $58,008
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 78% / 3%.
Stephens County has a population of 9,351, with a median age of 42.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 78.2%; Black residents 3.1%. Independently, 25.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $57,983; 17.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.7% 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: Manufacturing, about 25% of covered jobs. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is about 6.6% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Manufacturing is the largest published sector at 24.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 16.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.39%, above the Texas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 89%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Stephens County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 89.6% in 2024, 89.1% in 2020, 87.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 16.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
16.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 3.3% of the adult civilian population (247 individuals).