Jim Wells County, TX

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2023 Population

38,863

0.504% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

35.5

0.281% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

23.2%

2.62% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$47,492

1.86% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$104,800

14.4% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

15,280

1.72% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Jim Wells County, TX had a population of 38.9k people with a median age of 35.5 and a median household income of $47,492. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Jim Wells County, TX declined from 39,060 to 38,863, a −0.504% decrease and its median household income grew from $46,626 to $47,492, a 1.86% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Jim Wells County, TX are White (Hispanic) (59.9%), White (Non-Hispanic) (18.5%), Two+ (Hispanic) (14.5%), Other (Hispanic) (4.36%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.679%).

None of the households in Jim Wells 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.

98.1% of the residents in Jim Wells County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Jim Wells County, TX was $104,800, and the homeownership rate was 67.5%.

Most people in Jim Wells County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Jim Wells County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Jim Wells County, TX borders Brooks County, TX, Duval County, TX, Kleberg County, TX, Live Oak County, TX, Nueces County, TX, and San Patricio County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Jim Wells County, TX is home to a population of 38.9k people, from which 98.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 4.64% of Jim Wells County, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.8k people).

In 2023, there were 3.23 times more White (Hispanic) residents (23.3k people) in Jim Wells County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.21k White (Non-Hispanic) and 5.65k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%

2023 Citizenship

98.3%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.1% of Jim Wells County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Jim Wells County, TX was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jim Wells County, TX

White (Hispanic)
23.3k ± 1.14k
White (Non-Hispanic)
7.21k ± 2
Two+ (Hispanic)
5.65k ± 896

79.4%

Hispanic Population

30.9k people

79.4% of the people in Jim Wells County, TX are hispanic (30.9k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Jim Wells 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

4.64%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.8k people

4.52%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.77k people

As of 2023, 4.64% of Jim Wells County, TX residents (1.8k 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 Jim Wells County, TX was 4.52%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
706 ± 244
Vietnam
333 ± 121
Gulf War (1990s)
291 ± 134

Jim Wells County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.12 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Jim Wells County, TX employs 15.3k people. The largest industries in Jim Wells County, TX are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,481 people), Retail Trade (1,906 people), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (1,512 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($90,682), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($73,026), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,351).

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

15.3k

2023 Value

± 1,168

1.72%

1 Year growth

± 10.8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Jim Wells County, TX grew at a rate of 1.72%, from 15k employees to 15.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jim Wells County, TX, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,766 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,398 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,355 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jim Wells 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

15.3k

2023 Value

± 1,168

1.72%

1 Year growth

± 10.8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Jim Wells County, TX grew at a rate of 1.72%, from 15k employees to 15.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jim Wells County, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,481 people), Retail Trade (1,906 people), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (1,512 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jim Wells County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Jim Wells County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,400

Median earning men ± $6,812

$26,986

Median earning women ± $2,870

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($79,191), Public Administration ($72,826), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,417).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($49,866), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,950), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($42,377).

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

52
Other Services (except Public Administration)
45
Retail Trade
44
Finance and Insurance

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

$128k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$83.5k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$54.8k
Retail Trade

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Jim Wells County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 54.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (44.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.505%).

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 (54.5%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (44.8%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.505%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Jim Wells 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 Jim Wells County, TX was $104,800 in 2023, which is 0.345 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $91,600 to $104,800, a 14.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Jim Wells County, TX is 67.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Jim Wells County, TX have an average commute time of 24.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jim Wells County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Jim Wells County, TX is $47,492. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Jim Wells County, TX was Census Tract 9507 with a value of $46,285, followed by Census Tract 9504 and Census Tract 9506, with respective values of $39,852 and $36,908.

In 2023, 16.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Jim Wells County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.127%.

Housing

Property

$104,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$16,530

$8,971

Median Property Taxes

±$808

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 Jim Wells County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

67.5%

Homeownership

2023

64.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 67.5% of the housing units in Jim Wells County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 67.9%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9507
Census Tract 9504
Census Tract 9506

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Jim Wells County, TX was Census Tract 9507 with a value of $46,285, followed by Census Tract 9504 and Census Tract 9506, with respective values of $39,852 and $36,908.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Jim Wells 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.

$47,492

Median Household Income

± $8,911

13.3k

Number of Households

± 1,082

In 2023, the median household income of the 13.3k households in Jim Wells County, TX grew to $47,492 from the previous year's value of $46,626.

The following chart displays the households in Jim Wells 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jim Wells 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 (80.1%)
Worked At Home (9.45%)
Carpooled (8.06%)

In 2023, 80.1% of workers in Jim Wells County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.45%) and those who carpooled to work (8.06%).

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

24.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jim Wells County, TX have a shorter commute time (24.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.85% of the workforce in Jim Wells County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Jim Wells 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 Jim Wells County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Jim Wells County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 16.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Jim Wells County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.127%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

23.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jim Wells County, TX (8.92k out of 38.4k 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 Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jim Wells County, TX is Hispanic, followed by White 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, 29.3% of the children was living in poverty in Jim Wells County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 0.1%.

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.

Health

78.7% of the population of Jim Wells County, TX has health coverage, with 33.5% on employee plans, 22.5% on Medicaid, 12.2% on Medicare, 9.7% on non-group plans, and 0.917% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Jim Wells County, TX see 4045 patients per year on average, which represents a 10.1% decrease from the previous year (4498 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1050 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,045 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Jim Wells County, TX

Primary care physicians in Jim Wells County, TX see an average of 4,045 patients per year. This represents a 10.1% decrease from the previous year (4,498 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Jim Wells County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.9% under 18 years, 20.3% between 18 and 34 years, 35.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

21.3%

Uninsured

33.5%

Employer Coverage

22.5%

Medicaid

12.2%

Medicare

9.7%

Non-Group

0.917%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Jim Wells County, TX grew by 4.95% from 20.2% to 21.3%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 46.7 in Jim Wells County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Jim Wells County, TX.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 40.8% in Jim Wells County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Jim Wells County, TX.