Jury Pool Profile
Taylor County, Texas
- County seat
- Abilene
- Judicial district
- 42nd District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 150,077
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 145,863.
At a glance
Taylor County is a 150,077-person venue. The county population is 67% White and 8% Black (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 61.0%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $64,490, $15,233 below the TX state median of $79,723; 29.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 15.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Tagalog. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.1% of covered employment, average pay $60,454/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.53%, below the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 72% to 74% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 145,863
- Median household income
- $67,139
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 67% / 8%.
Taylor County has a population of 145,863, with a median age of 33.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 67.2%; Black residents 8.1%. Independently, 25.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $64,490; 29.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 28% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 21.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.53%, below the Texas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Taylor County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.4% in 2024, 71.8% in 2020, 73.3% 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'). 15.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
15.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 9.0% of the adult civilian population (9,459 individuals).