COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Jeff Davis County

Texas · 1,946 residents · 2,265 sq mi

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Jeff Davis County is a county of 1,946 people in Texas. The median age is 38.6, about 6 years above the US median. Households here earn about 30% less than in Texas as a whole. The typical home is worth $49,400. The median household earns $18,995, about 37% below the national median. The poverty rate is 19.7%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

25% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,946

−12%vs 2000

vs 2,207 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.6

−9%vs 2000

vs 42.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2,265 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(107)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(135)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(161)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(158)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.7%(92)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.3%(220)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(267)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.9%(231)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.6%(206)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.7%(209)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(106)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(54)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,995

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,212 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,975

−47%vs 2000

vs $18,846 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.7%

+4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,400

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$292

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $354 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.1%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.1% in 2000

32.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic62.3%(1,376)

Black0.7%(16)

Hispanic / Latino35.5%(783)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic85.6%(1,666)

Black0.4%(7)

Hispanic / Latino39.2%(763)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other13.9%(271)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican29.8%(555)

Ancestry

English13%(242)

German11.5%(214)

Irish7.5%(140)

Italian2.8%(53)

Scotch-Irish2.5%(46)

Norwegian2.4%(44)

Subsaharan African2.2%(41)

Swedish1.2%(23)

French1%(19)

American0.6%(12)

British0.5%(9)

Finnish0.4%(8)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Slovak0.4%(8)

Austrian0.3%(6)

Greek0.3%(5)

Portuguese0.3%(5)

Romanian0.3%(5)

Bulgarian0.2%(4)

Danish0.2%(3)

Welsh0.1%(2)

Polish0.1%(1)

Scottish0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

25.1%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 35.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.5%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.3%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.4 min

−3%vs 2000

vs 19.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married14.8%(130)

Married63.7%(559)

Widowed9.4%(82)

Divorced12.1%(106)

Women 15+

Never married6.8%(49)

Married58.1%(419)

Widowed25.1%(181)

Divorced10%(72)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.5%

−7.7 ptssince 2013

from 22.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.3%

+12.0 ptssince 2020

from 33.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.2%

−6.7 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

32.3%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 39.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.0%

−10.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

10.1%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 5.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.6%

+11.9 ptssince 2020

from 45.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.2%

−10.4 ptssince 2020

from 50.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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