Jury Pool Profile
Terry County, Texas
- County seat
- Brownfield
- Judicial district
- 121st District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 11,720
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 11,629.
At a glance
Terry County is an 11,720-person venue. The county population is 47% White (Census race-alone categories). 57% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 37.7%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $52,129, $27,594 below the TX state median of $79,723; 9.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 42.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.2% of covered employment, average pay $50,553/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.43%, above the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 74% to 82% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 11,629
- Median household income
- $44,100
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 47%; Black: 3%.
Terry County has a population of 11,629, with a median age of 37.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 47.1%; Black residents 3.3%. Independently, 56.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,129; 9.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.8% 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 28.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.43%, above the Texas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Terry County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.3% in 2024, 77.9% in 2020, 73.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 73% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 42.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
42.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 5.9% of the adult civilian population (499 individuals).