San Jacinto County, TX elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in San Jacinto County: 9 seats on 6 elected bodies. 8 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 San Jacinto County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 11 local governments in San Jacinto 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
3
0
School districts (school boards)
2
0
Special districts (elected boards)
5
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 San Jacinto County
28,441people
44median ageU.S.: 38.9
$65,364 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
18.4%below the U.S.: 12.5%
16.2%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$209,300median home valueU.S.: $332,700
6.8%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
8.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
9.9%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
17.7%U.S.: 8.4%
37.8%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
28.5%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 19.2% · White 68.8% · Black 8.7% · Asian 0.3% · Other or more than one race 3% (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 San Jacinto County
5.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.3%. Texas: 4.3%.
618people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
11,136people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
11,754in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
5.3%
618
11,136
11,754
August 2026
5.6%
660
11,076
11,736
July 2026
5.8%
680
11,056
11,736
June 2026
6.0%
699
11,030
11,729
May 2026
5.0%
586
11,062
11,648
April 2026
4.7%
549
11,044
11,593
March 2026
5.0%
575
11,038
11,613
February 2026
5.3%
615
11,064
11,679
January 2026
5.5%
637
11,000
11,637
December 2025
4.8%
557
11,164
11,721
November 2025
5.2%
612
11,177
11,789
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
5.3%
617
11,094
11,711
August 2025
5.7%
665
11,017
11,682
July 2025
5.5%
647
11,019
11,666
June 2025
5.2%
611
11,082
11,693
May 2025
4.8%
563
11,047
11,610
April 2025
4.5%
530
11,146
11,676
March 2025
5.0%
587
11,059
11,646
February 2025
5.4%
633
11,029
11,662
January 2025
5.4%
632
10,975
11,607
December 2024
4.9%
574
11,030
11,604
November 2024
5.3%
617
11,026
11,643
October 2024
5.3%
619
11,009
11,628
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
5.2%
605
11,074
11,679
2024
5.4%
625
10,919
11,544
2023
5.1%
585
10,836
11,421
2022
5.3%
582
10,482
11,064
2021
7.9%
859
10,023
10,882
2020
8.8%
926
9,605
10,531
2019
4.9%
520
10,113
10,633
2018
5.3%
560
10,072
10,632
2017
6.1%
643
9,853
10,496
2016
6.7%
703
9,765
10,468
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 San Jacinto County
111.2 per 100,0002025. Texas: 344.9.
738.2 per 100,0002025. Texas: 1,786.0.
1murders2025, 33 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
33
111.2
219
738.2
2024
25
84.1
221
743.1
2023
19
65.9
168
583.0
2020
38
130.9
711
2,448.4
2019
44
152.6
330
1,144.6
2018
42
147.6
360
1,265.1
2017
56
200.8
466
1,670.6
2016
47
170.7
362
1,314.9
By police agency (2)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office
2025
33
215
27,715
Shepherd Police Department
2024
1
10
1,977
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
0.99 per 1,000 residents2021, 1 agency serving 29,305 people.
29sworn officers2021, full-time, as of October 31.
32civilian staff2021, full-time.
2021 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.
Agencies counted (1), 2021
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office
29
32
29,305
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2021
29
0.99
32
1
2020
31
1.07
35
1
2019
31
1.08
34
1
2016
36
1.31
30
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 San Jacinto County County Clerk?
Dawn Wright is the County Clerk of San Jacinto County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the San Jacinto County Criminal District Attorney?
Todd Dillon is the Criminal District Attorney of San Jacinto County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the San Jacinto County District Clerk?
Tammy Currie is the District Clerk of San Jacinto County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the San Jacinto County County Judge?
Fritz Faulkner is the County Judge of San Jacinto County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the San Jacinto County Tax Assessor-Collector?
Betty Davis is the Tax Assessor-Collector of San Jacinto County, Texas.
What is the population of San Jacinto County?
About 28,441 people, with a median age of 44; the median household income is $65,364 and 18.4% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in San Jacinto County?
5.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 618 people unemployed in a labor force of 11,754, against 5.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in San Jacinto County?
11 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal, 2 school district and 5 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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