Jim Wells County, Texas

15 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 38,863
Median household income: $47,492
Median home value: $104,800

Jim Wells County, Texas counts 38,863 residents. 15 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $47,492 runs below the Texas figure of $76,292.

From 2019 to 2023, Jim Wells County's population declined 5.1% from 40,972 to 38,863, while its median household income rose 14.4% from $41,505 to $47,492.

73.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1981.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 38,863
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $47,492
Median home value: $104,800
Median gross rent: $885
Housing units: 16,207
Homeownership rate: 67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

40,97238,863

Median household income

$41,505$47,492

Median home value

$76,200$104,800

Median gross rent

$713$885

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	40,972	$41,505	$76,200	$713
2020	40,796	$45,857	$76,900	$779
2021	39,203	$47,629	$78,000	$791
2022	39,060	$46,626	$91,600	$849
2023	38,863	$47,492	$104,800	$885

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1720.7%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,588	6.7%
5 to 17	8,040	20.7%
18 to 24	3,527	9.1%
25 to 34	4,805	12.4%
35 to 44	5,085	13.1%
45 to 54	4,235	10.9%
55 to 64	4,436	11.4%
65 to 74	3,574	9.2%
75 and over	2,573	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,206	18.5%
Black or African American	231	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	35	0.1%
Asian	190	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	77	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	264	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	30,860	79.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.8%

High school graduate37.3%

Some college or associate's26.7%

Bachelor's degree11.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,138	20.8%
High school graduate	9,214	37.3%
Some college or associate's	6,606	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,804	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	946	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.5%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,993	80.1%
Carpooled	1,207	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	220	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,415	9.5%
Other means	132	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,759	35.1%
15 to 29 min	3,591	26.5%
30 to 44 min	2,613	19.3%
45 to 59 min	1,100	8.1%
60+ min	1,489	11.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.89
Poverty rate: 23.2% (8,920 of 38,423)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,001	75.2%
Nonfamily households	3,297	24.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,298	82.1%
Vacant	2,909	17.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,971	67.5%
Renter-occupied	4,327	32.5%

1-unit, detached73.2%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other14.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,869	73.2%
1-unit, attached	136	0.8%
2 to 4 units	864	5.3%
5 to 19 units	834	5.1%
20 or more units	95	0.6%
Mobile home & other	2,409	14.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 48249
State: Texas
Land area: 865 sq mi
Water area: 3.37 sq mi
Center point: 27.7335, -98.0908

Cities & places

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