Irion County vs Jeff Davis County

A side-by-side comparison of Irion County and Jeff Davis County: population, income, housing, and more.

Irion County and Jeff Davis County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jeff Davis County has the higher population (1,740 vs 1,432 in Irion County). Irion County has the higher median household income ($58,125 vs $32,625 in Jeff Davis County). Jeff Davis County has the higher median home value ($234,400 vs $152,600 in Irion County).

Population, income & housing

	Irion County	Jeff Davis County
Population	1,432	1,740
Median age	50.5 yrs	58.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	$32,625
Median home value	$152,600	$234,400
Median gross rent	$1,028	$1,314
Housing units	795	1,483
Homeownership rate	88.6%	89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	30.4%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Irion County	Jeff Davis County
Population	1,620 → 1,432 (-11.6%)	2,241 → 1,740 (-22.4%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $58,125 (+22.4%)	$53,088 → $32,625 (-38.5%)
Median home value	$118,300 → $152,600 (+29.0%)	$111,900 → $234,400 (+109.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,031 → $1,028 (-0.3%)	$672 → $1,314 (+95.5%)

Irion County

Population

1,6201,432

Median household income

$47,500$58,125

Median home value

$118,300$152,600

Median gross rent

$1,031$1,028

Jeff Davis County

Population

2,2411,740

Median household income

$53,088$32,625

Median home value

$111,900$234,400

Median gross rent

$672$1,314

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Irion County	Jeff Davis County
Under 5	3.8%	7.5%
5 to 17	20.2%	9.4%
18 to 24	1.5%	2.5%
25 to 34	11.6%	2.0%
35 to 44	9.8%	7.6%
45 to 54	11.0%	10.4%
55 to 64	20.4%	21.6%
65 to 74	13.7%	21.6%
75 and over	8.0%	17.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Irion County	Jeff Davis County
White (non-Hispanic)	69.0%	66.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	29.9%	31.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Irion County	Jeff Davis County
No high school diploma	10.8%	13.3%
High school graduate	26.0%	13.6%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Irion County	Jeff Davis County
Drove alone	84.6%	70.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.6%	8.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	7.6%	15.4%
Other means	1.2%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Irion County	Jeff Davis County
1-unit, detached	78.6%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.4%	19.1%

Poverty & households

	Irion County	Jeff Davis County
Poverty rate	7.5%	31.2%
Average household size	2.36	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	25	11
Median year structure built	1980	1990