Jim Wells County, Texas (TX)

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• • 34,10080.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 7,40217.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2630.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2240.5%Asian alone
  • 1170.3%Two or more races
  • 890.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 530.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 120.03%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $128,993

Here:	$128,993
State:	$268,991

Townhouses or other attached units: $208,066

Here:	$208,066
State:	$268,635

Mobile homes: $50,221

Here:	$50,221
State:	$94,014

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,965 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $775 (1.0%)

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, Owl Ranch-Amargosa, Alice Acres, Alfred-South La Paloma, Sandia, Coyote Acres, K-Bar Ranch.

Neighboring counties: Okeechobee County, Florida , Duval County , Webb County .

Current college students: 1,531
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,378 (43.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 5592010 or later
• 3262000 to 2009
• 4731990 to 1999
• 2901980 to 1989
• 3131970 to 1979
• 448Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.1 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,783
• One, attached: 124
• Two: 404
• 3 or 4: 469
• 5 to 9: 484
• 10 to 19: 134
• 20 to 49: 36
• 50 or more: 58
• Mobile homes: 2,182
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 34

Housing units in Jim Wells County with a mortgage: 3,003 (17 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,560

Religion statistics for Jim Wells County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Jim Wells County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
• Texas Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: June 19, 2018 - July 13, 2018, FEMA Id: 4377, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Texas Hurricane Harvey, Incident Period: August 23, 2017 - September 15, 2017, FEMA Id: 4332, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Texas Hurricane Alex, Incident Period: June 30, 2010 to August 14, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1931: August 03, 2010, FEMA Id: 1931, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Tropical Storm Alex, Incident Period: June 27, 2010 to August 14, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3313: June 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 3313, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3294: September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: 3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 27, 2008 to September 07, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3290: August 29, 2008, FEMA Id: 3290, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas Hurricane Dean, Incident Period: August 17, 2007 to September 05, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3277: August 18, 2007, FEMA Id: 3277, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 13 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.23% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($49,056 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.88% relocated from other counties in Texas ($45,555 average AGI)
0.35% relocated from other states ($3,501 average AGI)

Jim Wells County:	0.35%
Texas average:	2.52%

from Nueces County, TX	1.55% ($52,161 average AGI)
from Duval County, TX	0.60% ($30,552)
from Bexar County, TX	0.31% ($32,689)
from San Patricio County, TX	0.31% ($41,955)
from Kleberg County, TX	0.28% ($33,800)
from Brooks County, TX	0.26% ($28,132)
from Hidalgo County, TX	0.16% ($36,913)

6.90% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($44,091 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.15% relocated to other counties in Texas ($40,538 average AGI)
0.76% relocated to other states ($3,553 average AGI)

Jim Wells County:	0.76%
Texas average:	2.32%

to Nueces County, TX	1.54% ($39,493 average AGI)
to Bexar County, TX	0.87% ($46,157)
to Duval County, TX	0.72% ($31,962)
to Kleberg County, TX	0.33% ($35,490)
to Harris County, TX	0.28% ($41,829)
to Brooks County, TX	0.23% ($30,576)
to Hidalgo County, TX	0.22% ($40,844)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 16.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Jim Wells County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 6,338 (1,344 living alone), Female householders: 7,043 (1,904 living alone)

• 6,435 spouses (6,374 opposite-sex spouses), 785 unmarried partners, (774 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 15,042 children (14,098 natural, 120 adopted, 817 stepchildren), 2,472 grandchildren, 1,066 brothers or sisters, 426 parents, 0 foster children, 884 other relatives, 1,209 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 411

Size of family households: 3,527 2-persons, 1,987 3-persons, 1,912 4-persons, 1,092 5-persons, 721 6-persons, 224 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,249 1-person, 601 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 8 5-persons.

5,632 married couples with children.
3,532 single-parent households (885 men, 2,647 women).

52.1% of residents of Jim Wells speak English at home.
48.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $253,746,000 ($6,218 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

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

• Year house built in Jim Wells County, Texas
• 8572014 or later
• 7182010 to 2013
• 1,8222000 to 2009
• 1,4881990 to 1999
• 2,7561980 to 1989
• 3,7351970 to 1979
• 2,4521960 to 1969
• 1,3851950 to 1959
• 7001940 to 1949
• 7491939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Jim Wells County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jim Wells County, Texas
• 191 room
• 252 rooms
• 1573 rooms
• 1,1214 rooms
• 3,3225 rooms
• 2,6506 rooms
• 1,1177 rooms
• 6158 rooms
• 3909+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jim Wells County, Texas
• 2551 room
• 1422 rooms
• 5863 rooms
• 9664 rooms
• 1,3095 rooms
• 3986 rooms
• 1937 rooms
• 228 rooms
• 119+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Jim Wells County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Jim Wells County, Texas
• 40no bedroom
• 1141 bedroom
• 2,1232 bedrooms
• 5,6593 bedrooms
• 1,3484 bedrooms
• 855+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jim Wells County, Texas
• 254no bedroom
• 7101 bedroom
• 1,2942 bedrooms
• 1,4493 bedrooms
• 1974 bedrooms
• 115+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Jim Wells County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Jim Wells County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 505no vehicle
• 2,5981 vehicle
• 3,7542 vehicles
• 1,6113 vehicles
• 7154 vehicles
• 2395+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Jim Wells County in renter-occupied apartments
• 472no vehicle
• 2,1871 vehicle
• 9722 vehicles
• 2003 vehicles
• 954 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

91.5% of Jim Wells County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Texas.

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

• This state: 37,564
• Other state: 1,903
• Northeast: 240
• Midwest: 389
• South: 626
• West: 654

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 2,006
• Number of aged recipients: 385
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,621
• Number of recipients under 18: 345
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 978
• Number of recipients older than 64: 683
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 900
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 781