Jury Pool Profile
Travis County, Texas
- County seat
- Austin
- Judicial district
- 53rd District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 1,389,670
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 1,330,015.
At a glance
Travis County is a 1,389,670-person venue. The county population is 55% White and 8% Black (Census race-alone categories). 33% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 46.9%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $97,487, $17,764 above the TX state median of $79,723; 56.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 30.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (2.5%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Professional & business services, at 22.6% of covered employment, average pay $137,142/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.56%, below the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 66% to 71% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 1,330,015
- Median household income
- $99,611
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 55% / 8%.
Travis County has a population of 1,330,015, with a median age of 35.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 54.9%; Black residents 8.2%. Independently, 32.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $97,487; 56.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Professional & business services, 211,632 jobs; Education & health services, 178,291, is within 20% of it.
Professional & business services is the largest employment sector at 22.6% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 19.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.56%, below the Texas state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 69%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Travis County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 68.8% in 2024, 71.4% in 2020, 66.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 54% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 30.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
30.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 4.4% of the adult civilian population (46,722 individuals).