COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Jim Wells County

Texas · 37,679 residents · 865 sq mi

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Jim Wells County is home to 37,679 people in Texas. The poverty rate is 30.3%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $33,700. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Texas median by roughly 32%. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% 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

37,679

−4%vs 2000

vs 39,326 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.7

−6%vs 2000

vs 32.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

865 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202439K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.7%(3,260)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.2%(3,449)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.2%(3,465)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.9%(3,337)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(2,288)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(5,426)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(5,116)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(3,784)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(3,120)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(2,576)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844%(1,492)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(366)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,315

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,843 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,080

−34%vs 2000

vs $12,252 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

30.3%

+6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,700

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$294

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $420 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.3%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.5% in 2000

25.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic22.9%(9,001)

Black0.4%(166)

Hispanic / Latino75.7%(29,772)

Asian0.4%(167)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic75.5%(28,452)

Black0.7%(248)

Hispanic / Latino72.1%(27,151)

Asian0.5%(181)

Other23.3%(8,798)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican71.3%(27,704)

Central American0.8%(297)

Salvadoran0.4%(160)

Panamanian0.2%(74)

South American0.2%(74)

Colombian0.2%(74)

Spaniard0.1%(55)

Honduran0.1%(53)

Puerto Rican0.1%(22)

Nicaraguan0%(10)

Cuban0%(9)

Asian origin

Pakistani0.3%(131)

Filipino0.2%(66)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(35)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(34)

Ancestry

German5.3%(2,047)

Irish3.8%(1,495)

English2.4%(915)

American1.4%(531)

Italian1.3%(511)

French0.7%(286)

Polish0.6%(232)

Subsaharan African0.5%(187)

Nigerian0.5%(187)

Swedish0.4%(144)

Armenian0.3%(111)

Scottish0.3%(100)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.2%(91)

Iraqi0.2%(87)

Dutch0.2%(75)

Greek0.1%(51)

Czech0.1%(42)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(39)

West Indian0.1%(37)

Norwegian0.1%(36)

Welsh0.1%(31)

British0.1%(26)

Jamaican0.1%(23)

French Canadian0%(19)

Swiss0%(18)

Danish0%(16)

Canadian0%(14)

Serbian0%(14)

Portuguese0%(12)

Lebanese0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.4%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.3%

−9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.3 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 18.5 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 married36.9%(5,495)

Married51.8%(7,723)

Widowed2.3%(336)

Divorced9%(1,346)

Women 15+

Never married30.8%(4,711)

Married48.1%(7,349)

Widowed9.3%(1,426)

Divorced11.8%(1,798)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

20.9%

−2.1 ptssince 2013

from 23.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.0%

−7.7 ptssince 2020

from 45.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.4%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 8.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.2%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.2%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.3%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 53.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.4%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 37.9% 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)52.3%(894)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.5%(247)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era18.7%(319)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.2%(55)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.8%(47)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,709 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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