Jeff Davis County vs Throckmorton County

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

Jeff Davis County and Throckmorton 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 1,589 in Throckmorton County). Throckmorton County has the higher median household income ($58,864 vs $32,625 in Jeff Davis County). Jeff Davis County has the higher median home value ($234,400 vs $84,200 in Throckmorton County).

Population, income & housing

	Jeff Davis County	Throckmorton County
Population	1,740	1,589
Median age	58.7 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$32,625	$58,864
Median home value	$234,400	$84,200
Median gross rent	$1,314	$548
Housing units	1,483	960
Homeownership rate	89.8%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	25.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jeff Davis County	Throckmorton County
Population	2,241 → 1,740 (-22.4%)	1,436 → 1,589 (+10.7%)
Median household income	$53,088 → $32,625 (-38.5%)	$40,000 → $58,864 (+47.2%)
Median home value	$111,900 → $234,400 (+109.5%)	$56,300 → $84,200 (+49.6%)
Median gross rent	$672 → $1,314 (+95.5%)	$429 → $548 (+27.7%)

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

Throckmorton County

Population

1,4361,589

Median household income

$40,000$58,864

Median home value

$56,300$84,200

Median gross rent

$429$548

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jeff Davis County	Throckmorton County
Under 5	7.5%	7.5%
5 to 17	9.4%	13.4%
18 to 24	2.5%	7.6%
25 to 34	2.0%	12.0%
35 to 44	7.6%	11.1%
45 to 54	10.4%	9.6%
55 to 64	21.6%	14.3%
65 to 74	21.6%	9.7%
75 and over	17.5%	14.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jeff Davis County	Throckmorton County
White (non-Hispanic)	66.7%	89.9%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	31.0%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jeff Davis County	Throckmorton County
No high school diploma	13.3%	7.3%
High school graduate	13.6%	34.4%
Some college or associate's	42.6%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jeff Davis County	Throckmorton County
Drove alone	70.6%	79.8%
Carpooled	2.2%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.4%	4.4%
Other means	3.2%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jeff Davis County	Throckmorton County
1-unit, detached	80.5%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	19.1%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Jeff Davis County	Throckmorton County
Poverty rate	31.2%	14.0%
Average household size	2.02	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	11	16
Median year structure built	1990	1961