COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Jim Hogg County

Texas · 5,109 residents · 1,136 sq mi

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With 5,109 people, Jim Hogg County is a county in Texas. The poverty rate is 35.3%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the Texas median by roughly 46%. Median home value sits at $29,300. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. Median household income is $14,704, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,109

−3%vs 2000

vs 5,281 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.4

−10%vs 2000

vs 33.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,136 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.3%(475)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.5%(484)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.1%(467)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(413)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(311)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.5%(691)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.6%(544)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.6%(591)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(441)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.3%(374)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(270)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(48)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,704

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,833 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,852

−44%vs 2000

vs $12,185 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

35.3%

+9.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,300

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$199

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $366 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.1%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.6% in 2000

21.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic9%(474)

Black0.4%(22)

Hispanic / Latino90%(4,752)

Asian0.1%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic85.5%(4,370)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino91.2%(4,660)

Asian0.4%(21)

Other14.1%(718)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican90.3%(4,268)

Central American0.1%(4)

Guatemalan0.1%(4)

Spaniard0.1%(4)

Asian origin

Filipino2.2%(103)

Ancestry

American5.6%(267)

English4%(189)

German3.8%(180)

Italian0.7%(34)

Irish0.5%(25)

French0.3%(16)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Filipino population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.2%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

48.9%

−9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.1 min

−14%vs 2000

vs 19.9 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 married63.1%(1,215)

Married23%(443)

Widowed0.4%(8)

Divorced13.5%(259)

Women 15+

Never married41.7%(589)

Married38.9%(549)

Widowed9%(127)

Divorced10.5%(148)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

29.0%

−2.7 ptssince 2013

from 31.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

31.8%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 35.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.6%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.7%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.5%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 34.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

36.2%

−10.0 ptssince 2020

from 46.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.6%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 45.2% 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)27.3%(12)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.5%(13)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 44 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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