Ben Bolt

Population: 2,391
Median household income: $70,500
Median home value: $156,700

Located in Jim Wells County, Texas, Ben Bolt is a community with a population of 2,391. At $70,500, its median household income sits above Jim Wells County's $47,492.

Between 2020 and 2023, Ben Bolt's population grew 55.1% from 1,542 to 2,391, while its median home value rose 41.3% from $110,900 to $156,700.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.9% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 75.7% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,391
Median age: 30.8 yrs
Median household income: $70,500
Median home value: $156,700
Median gross rent: $942
Housing units: 774
Homeownership rate: 75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
Unemployment rate: 8.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5422,391

Median household income

$54,159$70,500

Median home value

$110,900$156,700

Median gross rent

$1,069$942

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	1,542	$54,159	$110,900	$1,069
2021	1,555	$57,100	$88,700	$784
2022	2,424	$71,190	$108,900	$888
2023	2,391	$70,500	$156,700	$942

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

Age distribution

Under 59.1%

5 to 1720.9%

18 to 2415.6%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	218	9.1%
5 to 17	499	20.9%
18 to 24	372	15.6%
25 to 34	196	8.2%
35 to 44	319	13.3%
45 to 54	231	9.7%
55 to 64	267	11.2%
65 to 74	146	6.1%
75 and over	143	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	579	24.2%
Black or African American	2	0.1%
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)	1,810	75.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.7%

High school graduate28.4%

Some college or associate's29.7%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	269	20.7%
High school graduate	370	28.4%
Some college or associate's	387	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	230	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	46	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone76.0%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	698	76.0%
Carpooled	74	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	84	9.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	62	6.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	353	41.2%
15 to 29 min	251	29.3%
30 to 44 min	79	9.2%
45 to 59 min	50	5.8%
60+ min	123	14.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.63
Poverty rate: 14.7% (352 of 2,391)

	Count	Share
Family households	563	85.8%
Nonfamily households	93	14.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	656	84.8%
Vacant	118	15.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	493	75.2%
Renter-occupied	163	24.8%

1-unit, detached86.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	672	86.8%
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	102	13.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4807540
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 27.6659, -98.0966