| | People QuickFacts | Jim Wells County | Texas |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 25,674,681 |
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Population, 2010 | 40,838 | 25,145,561 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 3.8% | 20.6% |
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Population, 2000 | 39,326 | 20,851,820 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 8.2% | 7.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 28.8% | 27.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 13.1% | 10.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.8% | 50.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 87.2% | 70.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.6% | 11.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.7% | 0.7% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 3.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.0% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.6% | 2.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 79.0% | 37.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 19.7% | 45.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 83.0% | 81.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 3.6% | 16.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 55.6% | 34.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 70.6% | 80.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 10.6% | 25.8% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 2,601 | 1,635,367 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 22.7 | 24.8 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 16,147 | 9,977,436 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 73.3% | 64.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 9.1% | 24.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $67,800 | $123,500 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 13,441 | 8,539,206 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.90 | 2.78 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $16,976 | $24,870 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $37,020 | $49,646 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 21.9% | 16.8% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Jim Wells County | Texas |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 846 | 519,0282 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 13,644 | 8,925,0962 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | 40.8% | 11.2%2 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 2,747 | 1,844,130 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 3,523 | 2,164,852 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 7.1% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 5.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 20.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 23.0% | 28.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 593,541,502 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 193,387 | 424,238,194 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 462,397 | 311,334,781 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $11,263 | $13,061 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 46,050 | 42,054,592 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 18 | 88,461 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 406,674 | 216,379,4492 |
