Jury Pool Profile
Wheeler County, Texas
- County seat
- Wheeler
- Judicial district
- 31st District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 4,773
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 4,862.
At a glance
Wheeler County is a 4,773-person venue. The county population is 81% White (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 68.5%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $58,692, $21,031 below the TX state median of $79,723; 17.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 19.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 31.1% of covered employment, average pay $47,241/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.67%, below the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 90% to 92% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 4,862
- Median household income
- $60,167
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 81% / 1%.
Wheeler County has a population of 4,862, with a median age of 41.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 80.8%; Black residents 1.4%. Independently, 25.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $58,692; 17.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.5% 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 31% of covered jobs. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is about 5.9% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 23.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.67%, below the Texas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 92%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Wheeler County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 92.1% in 2024, 92.4% in 2020, 90.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 74% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 19.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
19.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, Korean. Veterans account for 5.5% of the adult civilian population (203 individuals).