Alice

Population: 17,797
Median household income: $46,963
Median home value: $107,700

Alice, a community in Jim Wells County, Texas, has 17,797 residents. The median household income of $46,963 is in line with the Jim Wells County median ($47,492).

Between 2019 and 2023, Alice's population declined 6.4% from 19,007 to 17,797, while its median home value rose 38.8% from $77,600 to $107,700.

12.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 55.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,797
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $46,963
Median home value: $107,700
Median gross rent: $874
Housing units: 6,934
Homeownership rate: 55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,00717,797

Median household income

$36,059$46,963

Median home value

$77,600$107,700

Median gross rent

$701$874

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,007	$36,059	$77,600	$701
2020	18,859	$39,770	$76,400	$789
2021	18,001	$41,865	$78,100	$797
2022	17,916	$43,017	$92,800	$860
2023	17,797	$46,963	$107,700	$874

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1723.8%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 648.2%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,015	5.7%
5 to 17	4,243	23.8%
18 to 24	1,768	9.9%
25 to 34	2,046	11.5%
35 to 44	2,357	13.2%
45 to 54	2,068	11.6%
55 to 64	1,465	8.2%
65 to 74	1,591	8.9%
75 and over	1,244	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,794	10.1%
Black or African American	71	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	0.2%
Asian	162	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	77	0.4%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	12	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15,653	88.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.5%

High school graduate36.4%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,208	20.5%
High school graduate	3,925	36.4%
Some college or associate's	3,281	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	952	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	405	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone84.6%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,777	84.6%
Carpooled	496	7.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	103	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	385	5.6%
Other means	67	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,594	40.3%
15 to 29 min	1,607	24.9%
30 to 44 min	1,266	19.6%
45 to 59 min	335	5.2%
60+ min	641	9.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 30.4% (5,326 of 17,494)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,548	75.0%
Nonfamily households	1,514	25.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,062	87.4%
Vacant	872	12.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,371	55.6%
Renter-occupied	2,691	44.4%

1-unit, detached78.1%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units10.3%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,417	78.1%
1-unit, attached	47	0.7%
2 to 4 units	509	7.3%
5 to 19 units	716	10.3%
20 or more units	64	0.9%
Mobile home & other	181	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4801852
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.59 sq mi
Center point: 27.7556, -98.0658