Jeff Davis County vs Menard County

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

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

Menard County has the higher population (1,964 vs 1,740 in Jeff Davis County). Menard County has the higher median household income ($48,191 vs $32,625 in Jeff Davis County). Jeff Davis County has the higher median home value ($234,400 vs $105,300 in Menard County).

Population, income & housing

	Jeff Davis County	Menard County
Population	1,740	1,964
Median age	58.7 yrs	58.0 yrs
Median household income	$32,625	$48,191
Median home value	$234,400	$105,300
Median gross rent	$1,314	$810
Housing units	1,483	1,309
Homeownership rate	89.8%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	14.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jeff Davis County	Menard County
Population	2,241 → 1,740 (-22.4%)	2,119 → 1,964 (-7.3%)
Median household income	$53,088 → $32,625 (-38.5%)	$36,395 → $48,191 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$111,900 → $234,400 (+109.5%)	$59,300 → $105,300 (+77.6%)
Median gross rent	$672 → $1,314 (+95.5%)	$602 → $810 (+34.6%)

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

Menard County

Population

2,1191,964

Median household income

$36,395$48,191

Median home value

$59,300$105,300

Median gross rent

$602$810

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jeff Davis County	Menard County
Under 5	7.5%	4.2%
5 to 17	9.4%	19.6%
18 to 24	2.5%	2.2%
25 to 34	2.0%	8.8%
35 to 44	7.6%	7.6%
45 to 54	10.4%	6.2%
55 to 64	21.6%	19.2%
65 to 74	21.6%	12.5%
75 and over	17.5%	19.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jeff Davis County	Menard County
White (non-Hispanic)	66.7%	68.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	1.7%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	31.0%	28.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jeff Davis County	Menard County
No high school diploma	13.3%	23.2%
High school graduate	13.6%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	42.6%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jeff Davis County	Menard County
Drove alone	70.6%	81.5%
Carpooled	2.2%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.4%	9.0%
Other means	3.2%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jeff Davis County	Menard County
1-unit, detached	80.5%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	19.1%	16.5%

Poverty & households

	Jeff Davis County	Menard County
Poverty rate	31.2%	21.1%
Average household size	2.02	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	11	18
Median year structure built	1990	1970