Jury Pool Profile
Walker County, Texas
- County seat
- Huntsville
- Judicial district
- 12th District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 83,842
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 80,209.
At a glance
Walker County is an 83,842-person venue. The county population is 58% White and 20% Black (Census race-alone categories). 22% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 53.0%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $58,095, $21,628 below the TX state median of $79,723; 21.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 18.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other and unspecified languages (1.5%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 13.5% of covered employment, average pay $42,606/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.5%, above the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 65% to 70% of the vote across the three. 24% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, 17,336 people in barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.
- Population
- 80,209
- Median household income
- $52,324
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 58% / 20%.
Walker County has a population of 80,209, with a median age of 37.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 58.2%; Black residents 20.2%. Independently, 21.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $58,095; 21.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 23.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS withholds the sectors of about 11,010 state and local government jobs here. Counted as schools and hospitals, Education & health services is the largest sector; counted as prisons and public administration, Public administration is.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 13.5% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 10.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.5%, above the Texas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 67%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Walker County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 69.6% in 2024, 65.1% in 2020, 65.4% 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'). 18.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
18.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Tagalog. Veterans account for 5.9% of the adult civilian population (4,016 individuals).