Jeff Davis County is a county of 1,865 people in Texas. The median age is 58.0, about 19 years above the US median. 88% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 1 people per square mile. The poverty rate is 23.9%, above the 12.5% national rate. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,286, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 58.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 63%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jeff Davis County
What changed most since 1990
White share59.5% → 65.5%(+6.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age38.6 → 58.0(+19.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants67.1% → 88.0%(+20.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)32.4%(46)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.9%(14)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.8%(65)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.2%(13)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 142 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Jeff Davis County, decade by decade
Jeff Davis County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,946
$45,589
$118,563
25.1%
61.6
2000
2,207
$58,679
$138,446
35.1%
60.6
2010
2,342
$62,937
$145,727
34.3%
60.1
2020
1,996
–
$163,383
29.9%
61.6
2024
1,865
$59,286
$226,200
35.9%
59.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
