Jewett

Population: 848
Median household income: $53,056
Median home value: $117,800

Jewett is a community in Leon County, Texas, home to 848 residents. At $53,056, its median household income sits below Leon County's $59,975.

Between 2019 and 2023, Jewett's population declined 14.7% from 994 to 848, while its median home value rose 106.7% from $57,000 to $117,800.

3.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 61.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 848
Median age: 27.3 yrs
Median household income: $53,056
Median home value: $117,800
Median gross rent: $755
Housing units: 417
Homeownership rate: 61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.5%
Unemployment rate: 11.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

994848

Median household income

$37,292$53,056

Median home value

$57,000$117,800

Median gross rent

$753$755

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	994	$37,292	$57,000	$753
2020	785	$33,386	$55,200	$753
2021	777	$36,250	$106,700	$712
2022	634	$48,681	$150,500	$738
2023	848	$53,056	$117,800	$755

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1729.0%

18 to 2412.6%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 546.1%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 743.1%

75 and over2.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	41	4.8%
5 to 17	246	29.0%
18 to 24	107	12.6%
25 to 34	125	14.7%
35 to 44	94	11.1%
45 to 54	52	6.1%
55 to 64	138	16.3%
65 to 74	26	3.1%
75 and over	19	2.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	296	34.9%
Black or African American	30	3.5%
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	128	15.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	394	46.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma26.4%

High school graduate48.7%

Some college or associate's21.4%

Bachelor's degree0.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	120	26.4%
High school graduate	221	48.7%
Some college or associate's	97	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	3	0.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone67.7%

Carpooled18.1%

Public transit0.6%

Walked7.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	224	67.7%
Carpooled	60	18.1%
Public transit	2	0.6%
Walked	25	7.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	4.8%
Other means	4	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	148	47.0%
15 to 29 min	83	26.3%
30 to 44 min	33	10.5%
45 to 59 min	17	5.4%
60+ min	34	10.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.90
Poverty rate: 31.5% (267 of 848)

	Count	Share
Family households	149	51.7%
Nonfamily households	139	48.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	288	69.1%
Vacant	129	30.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	177	61.5%
Renter-occupied	111	38.5%

1-unit, detached49.2%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units9.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other32.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	205	49.2%
1-unit, attached	15	3.6%
2 to 4 units	20	4.8%
5 to 19 units	40	9.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	137	32.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4837648
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.05 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 31.3626, -96.1455