Median Household Income
$51,896
Median Home Value
$123,600
Median Gross Rent
$938/mo
Poverty Rate
24.7%
Unemployment Rate
6.1%
Homeownership Rate
68.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
16.3%
Median Age
35.7
Population Over Time
Jim Wells County shrank 6.0% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
41,348
2016
41,486
2018
41,192
2020
40,796
2022
39,060
2024
38,850
Business & Industry
Jim Wells County has 783 business establishments employing 12,790 people.
Health care and social assistance
113
Accommodation and food services
87
Other services (except public administration)
66
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
62
Finance and insurance
57
Construction
56
Wholesale trade
45
Professional, scientific, and technical services
41
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.