Jury Pool Profile
Willacy County, Texas
- County seat
- Raymondville
- Judicial district
- 138th District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 19,971
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 20,139.
At a glance
Willacy County is a 19,971-person venue. The county population is 40% White (Census race-alone categories). 87% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 9.8%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $46,616, $33,107 below the TX state median of $79,723; 14.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 60.6% 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 34.0% of covered employment, average pay $46,696/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.54%, above the 4.32% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 20,139
- Median household income
- $54,180
- Unemployment
- 6.5%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 40%; Black: 2%.
Willacy County has a population of 20,139, with a median age of 34.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 39.8%; Black residents 1.5%. Independently, 87.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $46,616; 14.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 24.2% 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 34% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 34.0% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 13.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.54%, above the Texas state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Willacy County was carried by the Republican candidate with 51.3% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 56.0% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 67.2% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 75% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 60.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
60.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese. Veterans account for 3.7% of the adult civilian population (572 individuals).