Jury Pool Profile
Sutton County, Texas
- County seat
- Sonora
- Judicial district
- 112th District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 3,203
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 3,277.
At a glance
Sutton County is a 3,203-person venue. The county population is 45% White (Census race-alone categories). 63% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 31.9%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $72,161, $7,562 below the TX state median of $79,723; 18.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 52.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Natural resources & mining, at 19.0% of covered employment, average pay $125,175/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.13%, above the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 83% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 3,277
- Median household income
- $78,906
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 45%; Black: 0%.
Sutton County has a population of 3,277, with a median age of 42.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 45.4%; Black residents 0.1%. Independently, 63.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $72,161; 18.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.3% 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 28% of covered jobs. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is 12.5% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Natural resources & mining is the largest published sector at 19.0% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 16.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.13%, above the Texas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 79%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Sutton County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 83.4% in 2024, 78.5% in 2020, 76.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 52.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
52.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish. Veterans account for 5.8% of the adult civilian population (146 individuals).