Jeff Davis County, Texas

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 1,740
Median household income: $32,625
Median home value: $234,400

Home to 1,740 residents, Jeff Davis County is one of Texas's counties. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $32,625 runs below the Texas figure of $76,292.

From 2019 to 2023, Jeff Davis County's population declined 22.4% from 2,241 to 1,740, while its median household income fell 38.5% from $53,088 to $32,625.

Owners occupy 89.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 58.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,740
Median age: 58.7 yrs
Median household income: $32,625
Median home value: $234,400
Median gross rent: $1,314
Housing units: 1,483
Homeownership rate: 89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2411,740

Median household income

$53,088$32,625

Median home value

$111,900$234,400

Median gross rent

$672$1,314

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,241	$53,088	$111,900	$672
2020	2,245	—	$134,800	$1,081
2021	2,021	$38,659	$151,200	$1,062
2022	1,992	$38,125	$167,300	$1,113
2023	1,740	$32,625	$234,400	$1,314

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 179.4%

18 to 242.5%

25 to 342.0%

35 to 447.6%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6421.6%

65 to 7421.6%

75 and over17.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	130	7.5%
5 to 17	164	9.4%
18 to 24	43	2.5%
25 to 34	35	2.0%
35 to 44	132	7.6%
45 to 54	181	10.4%
55 to 64	375	21.6%
65 to 74	375	21.6%
75 and over	305	17.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,160	66.7%
Black or African American	11	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	29	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	540	31.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate13.6%

Some college or associate's42.6%

Bachelor's degree18.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	187	13.3%
High school graduate	191	13.6%
Some college or associate's	598	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	265	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	162	11.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 11 min

Drove alone70.6%

Carpooled2.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.0%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home15.4%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	380	70.6%
Carpooled	12	2.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	43	8.0%
Bicycle	3	0.6%
Worked from home	83	15.4%
Other means	17	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	347	76.3%
15 to 29 min	37	8.1%
30 to 44 min	37	8.1%
45 to 59 min	26	5.7%
60+ min	8	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.02
Poverty rate: 31.2% (534 of 1,714)

	Count	Share
Family households	490	57.9%
Nonfamily households	357	42.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	847	57.1%
Vacant	636	42.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	761	89.8%
Renter-occupied	86	10.2%

1-unit, detached80.5%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,194	80.5%
1-unit, attached	6	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	283	19.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 48243
State: Texas
Land area: 2,265 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 30.6254, -104.1919

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