Jim Wells County vs. Duval County

	Jim Wells County (TX)	Duval County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	40,822	11,212
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.0%	-4.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	40,836	11,784
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	40,838	11,782
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.5%	7.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	27.8%	24.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.3%	17.9%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	48.4%
White alone, percent	96.5%	96.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.1%	1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.0%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	0.9%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	80.4%	89.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	17.8%	9.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,860	509
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.0%	6.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	16,418	5,626
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.4%	63.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$76,300	$49,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,247	$990
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$367	$354
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$730	$638
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.0%	4.5%
Households, 2014-2018	13,043	3,511
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.13	3.09
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.8%	81.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	46.5%	57.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	65.2%	68.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	55.2%	59.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	74.6%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	12.7%	9.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.4%	18.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	20.2%	20.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.5%	52.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.6%	49.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	74,160	5,734
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	211,222	14,529
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	641,610	78,574
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,366	$6,706
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.9	32.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,005	$37,382
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,274	$17,864
Persons in poverty, percent	21.2%	25.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	826	153
Total employment, 2017	13,703	1,884
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	466,091	64,769
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.1%	-7.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,975	796
All firms, 2012	4,022	843
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,184	408
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,393	369
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,801	625
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,077	188
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	345	35
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,392	742
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	60.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.0%	21.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	47.2	6.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	864.97	1,793.48

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Jim Wells county (TX) and Duval county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.