Jim Wells County vs Wharton County

A side-by-side comparison of Jim Wells County and Wharton County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wharton County has the higher population (41,651 vs 38,863 in Jim Wells County). Wharton County has the higher median household income ($66,100 vs $47,492 in Jim Wells County). Wharton County has the higher median home value ($182,700 vs $104,800 in Jim Wells County).

Population, income & housing

	Jim Wells County	Wharton County
Population	38,863	41,651
Median age	35.5 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$47,492	$66,100
Median home value	$104,800	$182,700
Median gross rent	$885	$986
Housing units	16,207	17,546
Homeownership rate	67.5%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jim Wells County	Wharton County
Population	40,972 → 38,863 (-5.1%)	41,577 → 41,651 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$41,505 → $47,492 (+14.4%)	$48,310 → $66,100 (+36.8%)
Median home value	$76,200 → $104,800 (+37.5%)	$128,100 → $182,700 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	$713 → $885 (+24.1%)	$775 → $986 (+27.2%)

Jim Wells County

Population

40,97238,863

Median household income

$41,505$47,492

Median home value

$76,200$104,800

Median gross rent

$713$885

Wharton County

Population

41,57741,651

Median household income

$48,310$66,100

Median home value

$128,100$182,700

Median gross rent

$775$986

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jim Wells County	Wharton County
Under 5	6.7%	6.8%
5 to 17	20.7%	18.8%
18 to 24	9.1%	8.2%
25 to 34	12.4%	11.9%
35 to 44	13.1%	13.2%
45 to 54	10.9%	10.6%
55 to 64	11.4%	12.5%
65 to 74	9.2%	10.4%
75 and over	6.6%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jim Wells County	Wharton County
White (non-Hispanic)	18.5%	43.9%
Black or African American	0.6%	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.7%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	79.4%	41.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jim Wells County	Wharton County
No high school diploma	20.8%	16.1%
High school graduate	37.3%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jim Wells County	Wharton County
Drove alone	80.1%	80.4%
Carpooled	8.1%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.5%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	9.5%	5.6%
Other means	0.9%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jim Wells County	Wharton County
1-unit, detached	73.2%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.6%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	11.6%

Poverty & households

	Jim Wells County	Wharton County
Poverty rate	23.2%	14.5%
Average household size	2.89	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1981	1978