The median owner-occupied home in Jim Wells County had a real-estate tax bill of $1,311 (± $210) a year, compared with $4,111 in Texas and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $104,800 (± $16,530), compared with $260,400 in Texas and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Jim Wells County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 38,863 | 29,640,343 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $1,311 ± $210 | $4,111 ± $16 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $104,800 ± $16,530 | $260,400 ± $738 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $47,492 ± $8,911 | $76,292 ± $265 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 1.25% ± 0.28 points | 1.58% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 67.5% ± 2.4 points | 62.6% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 35.0% ± 3.0 points | 27.7% ± 0.2 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 18.0% ± 3.5 points | 21.9% ± 0.1 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Jim Wells County (4)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
- Alice
- Orange Grove
- Premont
- San Diego (partly in this county)
Census-designated places in Jim Wells County (4)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
Recognized by the Census Bureau, but no property tax figure published (8)
These places appear in the Census Bureau’s list of places and governmental units in Jim Wells County, but its 2019–2023 survey publishes no median property tax bill for them (usually because too few households were sampled). They are listed here so that no place is overlooked. The county figures above are the closest available estimate.
- Alice Acres CDP
- Amargosa CDP
- Coyote Acres CDP
- K-Bar Ranch CDP
- Loma Linda East CDP
- Owl Ranch CDP
- Sandia CDP
- Westdale CDP
Other named communities in Jim Wells County (106)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- 665 Site Colonia
- Agua Dulce Ranch Number 1 Colonia
- Agua Dulce Ranch Number 2 Colonia
- Agua Dulce Ranch Number 3 Colonia
- Aimee Acres Colonia
- Aimee Acres Number 2 Colonia
- Alfred Acres Colonia
- Alfred Hilltop Estates Colonia
- Alice Acres Colonia
- Amargosa Colonia
- Amargosa Number 2 Colonia
- Bentonville
- Bentonville Acres Colonia
- Casa Blanca
- Casa Linda Colonia
- Colony Estates Colonia
- Coyote Acres Colonia
- East Buena Vista Addition Colonia
- El Camino Al Lago Colonia
- El Carro
- El Ranchito Colonia
- Ella
- English Acres Colonia
- Gallimore Addition Colonia
- Goldapp Colonia
- Gorbet Estates Colonia
- Guerra Addition Colonia
- Guerra Estate Addition Colonia
- Harvest Acres Colonia
- Hawks Addition Colonia
- Heritage Acres Colonia
- Heritage Acres Number 2 Colonia
- Highland Addition Colonia
- Hilltop Estates Colonia
- Hilltop Estates Number 2 Colonia
- Hodges Addition Colonia
- Hollow Tree Estates Colonia
- Holshouser Number 1 Colonia
- Holshouser Number 2 Colonia
- Holshouser Number 3 Colonia
- Howell Addition Colonia
- J W Owens Estates Colonia
- John L Norris Colonia
- Johns Valley Colonia
- K-Bar Ranch Colonia
- K-Bar-J Estates Colonia
- Kiesling's Colonia
- Knolle
- Koehn Estates Colonia
- La Carmelita Ranch Number 1 Colonia
- La Gloria
- La Jolla Addition Colonia
- La Parrita Valley Colonia
- Little Lake Acres Colonia
- Loma Alta Ranch Colonia
- Loma Linda East Colonia
- Martinez Addition Colonia
- Mayes Addition Colonia
- McMasters Colonia
- Meadow Ridge Colonia
- Mi Tierra Colonia
- Midway
- Muil
- Norris Tract Number 2 Colonia
- North Alfred Colonia
- North Hilltop Addition Colonia
- North Orange Estates Colonia
- Orange Acres Colonia
- Orange Blossom Estates Colonia
- Orange Grove Villa Colonia
- Orange Valley Estates Colonia
- Owl Ranch Number 1 Colonia
- Owl Ranch Number 2 Colonia
- Owl Ranch Number 3 Colonia
- Palito Blanco
- Palo Hueco Estates Colonia
- Pernitas Point
- R and R Colonia
- Rancho de la Parita
- Rolling Acres Colonia
- Rolling Acres Estates Colonia
- Roth Estates Colonia
- Rozypal Estates Colonia
- Salinas Colonia
- San Petronilla Number 3 Colonia
- Sanchez Addition Colonia
- Sandia Gardens Colonia
- Sandy Bluff Colonia
- Seeligson
- Shady Acres Colonia
- Silver Spur Estates Colonia
- South La Paloma Estates Colonia
- Springfield
- Torian
- Vally-Hi Acres Number 1 Colonia
- Vally-Hi Acres Number 2 Colonia
- Wadeside Addition Colonia
- Wasicek Colonia
- Water City Estates Colonia
- West Alfred Estates Colonia
- West Orange Estates Colonia
- Westdale Estates Number 1 Colonia
- Westdale Estates Number 2 Colonia
- Westdale Estates Number 3 Colonia
- Westdale Estates Number 4 Colonia
- Yucca Acres Colonia