Jeff Davis County, TX

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2023 Population

1,740

12.7% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

58.7

5.32% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

31.2%

26.6% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$32,625

14.4% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$234,400

40.1% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

559

25.3% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Jeff Davis County, TX had a population of 1.74k people with a median age of 58.7 and a median household income of $32,625. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Jeff Davis County, TX declined from 1,992 to 1,740, a −12.7% decrease and its median household income declined from $38,125 to $32,625, a −14.4% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Jeff Davis County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (66.7%), Two+ (Hispanic) (22.2%), White (Hispanic) (5.4%), Other (Hispanic) (3.39%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.67%).

None of the households in Jeff Davis County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.8% of the residents in Jeff Davis County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Jeff Davis County, TX was $234,400, and the homeownership rate was 89.8%.

Most people in Jeff Davis County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 11.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Jeff Davis County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Jeff Davis County, TX borders Brewster County, TX, Culberson County, TX, Hudspeth County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Presidio County, TX, and Reeves County, TX.

About the photo: Jeff Davis County Courthouse, Fort Davis

Photo by Dave Hensley

United States Texas

Population & Diversity

Jeff Davis County, TX is home to a population of 1.74k people, from which 94.8% are citizens. As of 2023, 12.8% of Jeff Davis County, TX residents were born outside of the country (222 people).

In 2023, there were 3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.16k people) in Jeff Davis County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 387 Two+ (Hispanic) and 94 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.8%

2023 Citizenship

96.3%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 94.8% of Jeff Davis County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Jeff Davis County, TX was 96.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Jeff Davis County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jeff Davis County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.16k ± 251
Two+ (Hispanic)
387 ± 335
White (Hispanic)
94 ± 96

31%

Hispanic Population

540 people

31% of the people in Jeff Davis County, TX are hispanic (540 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Jeff Davis County, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,430,315 ± 36,649 people
India
305,649 ± 13,502 people
El Salvador
224,600 ± 11,591 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,430,315 Texas residents, followed by India with 305,649 and El Salvador with 224,600.

Foreign-Born Population

12.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

222 people

11%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

220 people

As of 2023, 12.8% of Jeff Davis County, TX residents (222 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Jeff Davis County, TX was 11%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Jeff Davis County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
53 ± 44
Gulf War (2001-)
15 ± 28
Korea
6 ± 19

Jeff Davis County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.53 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Jeff Davis County, TX employs 559 people. The largest industries in Jeff Davis County, TX are Educational Services (200 people), Accommodation & Food Services (72 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (62 people), and the highest paying industries are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($92,750), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($91,250), and Educational Services ($65,769).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.476, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

559

2023 Value

± 200

−25.3%

1 Year decline

± 62.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Jeff Davis County, TX declined at a rate of −25.3%, from 748 employees to 559 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jeff Davis County, TX, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (180 people), Management Occupations (68 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (55 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jeff Davis County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

559

2023 Value

± 200

−25.3%

1 Year decline

± 62.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Jeff Davis County, TX declined at a rate of −25.3%, from 748 employees to 559 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jeff Davis County, TX, are Educational Services (200 people), Accommodation & Food Services (72 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (62 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jeff Davis County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Jeff Davis County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$89,028

Median earning men ± $53,743

$24,063

Median earning women ± $23,383

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($112,923), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($93,417), and Public Administration ($55,536).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($53,750).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

11
Other Services (except Public Administration)
9
Accommodation and Food Services
7
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$2.49k
Accommodation and Food Services
$1.63k
Retail Trade
$1.09k
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Jeff Davis County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 60.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (38.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.3%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (60.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (38.4%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.3%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Jeff Davis County, TX for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Jeff Davis County, TX was $234,400 in 2023, which is 0.773 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $167,300 to $234,400, a 40.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Jeff Davis County, TX is 89.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Jeff Davis County, TX have an average commute time of 11.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jeff Davis County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 4.74% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Jeff Davis County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 9.76%.

Housing

Property

$234,400

Median Property Value 2023

±$79,123

$761

Median Property Taxes

±$249

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Jeff Davis County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Jeff Davis County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

89.8%

Homeownership

2023

43.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 89.8% of the housing units in Jeff Davis County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 89.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Jeff Davis County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9501

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Jeff Davis County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$32,625

Median Household Income

± $30,989

847

Number of Households

± 265

In 2023, the median household income of the 847 households in Jeff Davis County, TX declined from $32,625 from the previous year's value of $38,125.

The following chart displays the households in Jeff Davis County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jeff Davis County, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (70.6%)
Worked At Home (15.4%)
Walked (7.99%)

In 2023, 70.6% of workers in Jeff Davis County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.4%) and those who walked to work (7.99%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

11.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jeff Davis County, TX have a shorter commute time (11.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.22% of the workforce in Jeff Davis County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Jeff Davis County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Jeff Davis County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Jeff Davis County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 4.74% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Jeff Davis County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 9.76%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

31.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jeff Davis County, TX (534 out of 1.71k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 75+ and then Males 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jeff Davis County, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 57.1% of the children was living in poverty in Jeff Davis County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 35%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 206 in Jeff Davis County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 6.9 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

80.7% of the population of Jeff Davis County, TX has health coverage, with 32.9% on employee plans, 4.84% on Medicaid, 24% on Medicare, 12.6% on non-group plans, and 6.36% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.7% were men and 48.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15.6% under 18 years, 4.55% between 18 and 34 years, 40.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 39.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.7% were men and 48.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

19.3%

Uninsured

32.9%

Employer Coverage

4.84%

Medicaid

24%

Medicare

12.6%

Non-Group

6.36%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Jeff Davis County, TX grew by 12.1% from 17.2% to 19.3%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Jeff Davis County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.