Amargosa

In Jim Wells County, Texas.

Population: 213

Amargosa is a community in Jim Wells County, Texas, home to 213 residents.

From 2019 to 2023, Amargosa's population declined 28.8% from 299 to 213.

0.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 8.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 213
Median age: 46.1 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 145
Homeownership rate: 8.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

299213

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	299	$51,131	—
2020	302	—	$44,500
2021	125	—	—
2022	364	—	—
2023	213	—	—

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.0%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3437.6%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 5455.4%

55 to 640.0%

65 to 740.0%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	0	0.0%
18 to 24	15	7.0%
25 to 34	80	37.6%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	118	55.4%
55 to 64	0	0.0%
65 to 74	0	0.0%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	33	15.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	180	84.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma50.5%

High school graduate40.4%

Some college or associate's9.1%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	100	50.5%
High school graduate	80	40.4%
Some college or associate's	18	9.1%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	80	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	80	100.0%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.95
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 213)

	Count	Share
Family households	109	100.0%
Nonfamily households	0	0.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2005

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	109	75.2%
Vacant	36	24.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9	8.3%
Renter-occupied	100	91.7%

1-unit, detached11.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other89.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16	11.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	129	89.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4802290
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.34 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 27.8929, -98.1089