Jury Pool Profile
Young County, Texas
- County seat
- Graham
- Judicial district
- 90th District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 18,154
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 18,029.
At a glance
Young County is an 18,154-person venue. The county population is 82% White (Census race-alone categories). 20% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 75.1%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $66,213, $13,510 below the TX state median of $79,723; 24.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 15.8% 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 24.9% of covered employment, average pay $49,397/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.48%, below the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 86% to 88% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 18,029
- Median household income
- $68,010
- Unemployment
- 3.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 82% / 1%.
Young County has a population of 18,029, with a median age of 41.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 81.6%; Black residents 0.8%. Independently, 20.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $66,213; 24.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 1,737 jobs; Manufacturing, 1,487, is within 20% of it. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is about 7.1% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.9% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 21.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.48%, below the Texas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 87%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Young County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 87.8% in 2024, 86.3% in 2020, 86.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 15.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
15.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 7.1% of the adult civilian population (986 individuals).