Oldham County, TX elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Oldham County: 5 seats on 5 elected bodies. 3 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
How many local governments Oldham County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 9 local governments in Oldham County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
0
Cities, towns, villages and townships
2
0
School districts (school boards)
4
0
Special districts (elected boards)
2
1
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Oldham County
2,249people
31.4median ageU.S.: 38.9
$79,900 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
20.7%below the U.S.: 12.5%
21.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$162,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700
1.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
7.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
9.3%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
18.9%U.S.: 8.4%
47.7%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
2.7%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 27.8% · White 62.3% · Black 8.7% · Asian 0.3% · Other or more than one race 0.9% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Oldham County
3.5%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.2%. Texas: 4.3%.
28people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
768people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
796in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.5%
28
768
796
August 2026
3.9%
31
758
789
July 2026
3.5%
28
761
789
June 2026
3.7%
29
759
788
May 2026
3.2%
25
759
784
April 2026
3.0%
24
773
797
March 2026
3.4%
26
747
773
February 2026
3.2%
26
778
804
January 2026
3.3%
26
767
793
December 2025
3.0%
24
765
789
November 2025
3.2%
26
775
801
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.2%
25
761
786
August 2025
3.3%
26
763
789
July 2025
3.1%
24
754
778
June 2025
3.1%
24
743
767
May 2025
3.1%
24
748
772
April 2025
3.3%
26
769
795
March 2025
3.3%
26
755
781
February 2025
3.5%
28
770
798
January 2025
3.6%
28
753
781
December 2024
3.3%
25
733
758
November 2024
3.4%
26
740
766
October 2024
3.5%
27
734
761
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.3%
26
760
786
2024
3.4%
26
741
767
2023
3.2%
24
722
746
2022
3.3%
24
713
737
2021
4.0%
29
693
722
2020
4.5%
32
677
709
2019
3.3%
24
708
732
2018
2.9%
22
724
746
2017
2.8%
21
733
754
2016
3.4%
26
750
776
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Texas's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.4% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Oldham County
57.2 per 100,0002023. Texas: 407.3.
514.6 per 100,0002023. Texas: 2,229.3.
0murders2023, 1 violent crimes in all.
2023 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2023
1
57.2
9
514.6
2021
1
47.1
4
188.4
2019
0
0.0
6
282.0
2018
2
94.5
6
283.4
2016
3
145.1
8
387.0
By police agency (2)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Oldham County Sheriff's Office
2023
1
8
888
Vega Police Department
2023
0
1
861
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Texas · the U.S.
Police staffing
4.37 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 1,830 people.
8sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
6civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (2), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Oldham County Sheriff's Office
7
5
911
Vega Police Department
1
1
919
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
8
4.37
6
2
2024
8
4.42
6
2
2023
7
4.00
5
2
2022
7
4.16
5
2
2021
5
2.36
5
1
2019
7
3.29
5
1
2018
7
3.31
5
1
2016
6
2.90
5
1
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Oldham County County Attorney?
Ronald (Kent) Birdsong is the County Attorney of Oldham County, Texas.
Who is the Oldham County District and County Clerk?
Darla Lookingbill is the District and County Clerk of Oldham County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Oldham County County Judge?
Shawn Ballew is the County Judge of Oldham County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Oldham County Tax Assessor-Collector?
Adriana Cano is the Tax Assessor-Collector of Oldham County, Texas.
What is the population of Oldham County?
About 2,249 people, with a median age of 31.4; the median household income is $79,900 and 20.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Oldham County?
3.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 28 people unemployed in a labor force of 796, against 3.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Oldham County?
9 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 4 school district and 2 special district governments.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Office of Court Administration's directory of trial courts by county (May 2026), the Texas Secretary of State's county officer lists, the Comptroller's county directory and each county's own website (commissioners); officials appointed since those lists were updated may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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