Jim Wells County is located in the Coastal Bend Region of Texas. The County Seat is Alice and the largest city is Alice. The 2014 population estimate is 41,353 and the 2010 census population was 40,839. The land area is 864.97 square miles and there are 47.2 persons per square mile.
96.7% of the population is White, 0.9% is Black or African American, 79.3% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% is Asian, 1% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 0.7% is two or more races. 70.5% have a high school degree or higher, and 11.1% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $69,000, there are 13,728 households, an average of 2.96 persons per household. The per capita income is $20,452, the median household income is $40,585, and 21.7% of the persons in Jim Wells County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 3,523. Retail sales (in $1000) were $462,397, and sales per capita were $11,263. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 23%.
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| Jim Wells County Jim Wells County, Texas official government website. |
| Property | CAD & Tax Jim Wells County Appraisal District property database, tax search, and tax payments online. Address: Jim Wells CAD, 1600 E. Main St., Ste. 100, Alice, TX 78332-4096. Phone: 361-668-9656. |
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