Jim Wells County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	36%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (15.7%), Retail trade (11.0%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Jim Wells County, Texas:

Median resident age:	32.8 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 19,180	(48.8%)
Females: 20,146	(51.2%)

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Jim Wells County:	3.0 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county:	$34,348
Texas:	$47,548

This county:	$375
State:	$589

Jim Wells County:	$65,631
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $87,771

Here:	$87,771
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $42,902

Here:	$42,902
State:	$159,697

In 2-unit structures: $141,442

Here:	$141,442
State:	$140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $112,647

Here:	$112,647
State:	$134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $38,833

Here:	$38,833
State:	$158,654

Mobile homes: $34,177

Here:	$34,177
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $9,500

Here:	$9,500
State:	$34,447

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 196
• Burglaries: 171
• Thefts: 216
• Auto thefts: 24

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 17
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 217
• Burglaries: 248
• Thefts: 233
• Auto thefts: 35

This county:	24.1%
Whole state:	15.4%

This county:	10.1%
Whole state:	6.7%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jim Wells County is $435 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $643 a month.

Cities in this county include: Alice, Premont, Rancho Alegre, Orange Grove, Alice Acres, Sandia, Coyote Acres, K-Bar Ranch, Westdale.

Neighboring counties: Brooks County , Duval County , Kleberg County , Live Oak County , Nueces County , San Patricio County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Jim Wells County: Javalina Windmill (A), Javalin Windmill (B), Calabaza Windmill (C), Devisadero Windmill (D), Yellowtop Windmill (E), Agua Fria Windmill (F), Camp Merrill (G), Alice Country Club (H), Canales Windmill (I), Las Pilas Windmill (J), Cantarawas Windmill (K), Moos Ranch (L), Moos Windmill (M), Morgan Windmill (N), Llano Ancho Windmill (O), Lamar Windmill (P), Nancy Windmill (Q), Narciso Windmill (R), New Well Windmill (S), New Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Jim Wells County: San Jose Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Villareal Cemetery (1), Amargosa Cemetery (2), Barrera Cemetery (3), Hinojosa Cemetery (4), Old Ranch Cemetery (5), Las Piedritas Cemetery (6), Saltiero Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Big Lake (A), Trinidad Lake (B), Willie Tank (C), Salado Tank (D), Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir (E), Las Pilas Tank (F), Rye Tank (G), Chivos Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Nopaleras Creek (A), Kentuck Creek (B), Guajillo Creek (C), Barbone Creek (D), Sixmile Creek (E), Lagunas Negras (F), Lain Creek (G), Gato Creek (H), Amargosa Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.9%
Texas:	6.9%

Current college students: 1,531
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 64.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,413 (47% naturalized citizens)

Jim Wells County:	3.6%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,811
• One, attached: 297
• Two: 265
• 3 or 4: 232
• 5 to 9: 239
• 10 to 19: 58
• 20 or more: 398
• Mobile homes: 2,449
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 70

Housing units in Jim Wells County with a mortgage: 2,626 (15 second mortgage, 136 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,635

Here:	36.2% with mortgage
State:	64.2% with mortgage

Jim Wells County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 1.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/10/1980, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Jim Wells County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/9/1993 at 12:29:19, a magnitude 4.3 (4.1 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 76.2 miles away from Jim Wells County center
On 3/24/1997 at 22:31:34, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 2.0 miles away from the county center
On 4/7/2008 at 09:51:12, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, 3.9 MW, 3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 83.7 miles away from the county center
On 7/20/1991 at 23:38:19, a magnitude 3.6 (3.4 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 83.0 miles away from Jim Wells County center
On 5/16/1993 at 15:30:19, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 76.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 10,752 (77%) Carpooled: 2,402 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 23 (0%) Railroad: 14 (0%) Bicycle: 8 (0%) Walked: 275 (2%) Other means: 162 (1%) Worked at home: 358 (3%)

6.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,001 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.18%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.06% relocated from other counties in Texas ($25,655 average AGI)
1.13% relocated from other states ($5,346 average AGI)

Jim Wells County:	1.13%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Nueces County, TX	1.38% ($35,331 average AGI)
from Duval County, TX	0.73% ($31,688)
from San Patricio County, TX	0.33% ($30,767)
from Kleberg County, TX	0.26% ($25,618)
from Brooks County, TX	0.23% ($29,400)
from Hidalgo County, TX	0.22% ($21,552)
from Bexar County, TX	0.21% ($22,778)

6.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,599 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.98%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.15% relocated to other counties in Texas ($29,661 average AGI)
0.83% relocated to other states ($4,938 average AGI)

Jim Wells County:	0.83%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Nueces County, TX	1.66% ($30,644 average AGI)
to Bexar County, TX	0.55% ($43,795)
to Duval County, TX	0.52% ($5,899)
to San Patricio County, TX	0.40% ($30,566)
to Kleberg County, TX	0.33% ($26,682)
to Harris County, TX	0.31% ($34,927)
to Hidalgo County, TX	0.23% ($33,677)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,024 (5,061 aged, 963 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 35,715 (7,682 male householders, 2,493 female householders)

  7,787 spouses, 14,155 children (13,156 natural, 321 adopted, 678 stepchildren), 1,741 grandchildren, 220 brothers or sisters, 176 parents, 796 other relatives, 665 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,105 (1,425 male householders (1,249 living alone)), 1,371 female householders (1,305 living alone)), 309 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 506 (410 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,416 2-persons, 2,238 3-persons, 2,150 4-persons, 1,345 5-persons, 646 6-persons, 380 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,554 1-person, 192 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

37.4% of residents of Jim Wells County speak English at home.
61.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $253,746,000 ($6218 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,110,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $84,110,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $67,589,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,082,000
Federal grants: $88,072,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,728,000 ($704,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,165,000 ($1,827,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,927,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,327,000
Federal Government insurance: $47,624,000

Here:	76 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	41 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.83 millions of gallons per day (17% from ground, 83% from surface)

Here:	5.4
State:	5.8

Here:	4.3
State:	3.8

67% of Jim Wells County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Texas.

Jim Wells County:	66.7%
State average:	51.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 35007
• Northeast: 209
• Midwest: 752
• South: 1020
• West: 742

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $23,400

Here:	2.8%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	2.2%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	6.2%
Texas:	15.4%

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