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Jim Wells County, TX

38,863 Population
865.2 square miles 44.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.5 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 35.5 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$25,529 ±$1,680 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $39,446 ±$156
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$47,492 ±$8,911 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $76,292 ±$265
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

23.2% ±3.4% (8,920  ±1,314) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,005,417 (±0.2% / ±42,798)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

24.8 minutes ±1.8 (335,465  ±31,726) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 26.7 325,128,060 (±0.1 / ±1,129,828)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

13,298 ±457 Number of households
  • Texas: 10,747,240 ±15,647
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.9 ±0.1 (38,477  ±15) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,034,526
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

5.5% ±2.8% (477  ±244) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 5.7% 413,078 (±0.1% / ±6,578)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

16,207 ±26 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 11,890,808 ±698
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$104,800 ±$16,530 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Texas: $260,400 ±$738
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

9.1% ±2.2% (3,512  ±825.6) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 14.3% 4,197,721 (±0.1% / ±35,125.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

79.2% ±4.4% (19,570  ±1,087.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 85.7% 16,534,908 (±0.2% / ±41,819.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
15.2% ±2.2% (3,750  ±554) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Texas: 33.1% 6,381,971 (±0.1% / ±26,865.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.6% (1,802  ±526) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Texas: 17.2% 5,095,888
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

5.8% ±1.1% (1,626  ±319) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 6.4% 1,408,009 (±0.1% / ±11,267)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
1,626 Total veterans ±319 1,475 Male ±308 151 Female ±79

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