Nueces County vs. Jim Wells County
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Nueces County (TX) Jim Wells County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 362,265 40,822
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 6.5% 0.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 340,223 40,836
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 340,223 40,838
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.7% 7.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent 24.6% 27.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 14.4% 15.3%
Female persons, percent 50.6% 50.4%
White alone, percent 90.9% 96.5%
Black or African American alone, percent 4.3% 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.9% 1.0%
Asian alone, percent 2.2% 0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.6% 0.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 64.2% 80.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 29.0% 17.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018 26,303 1,860
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 8.5% 6.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 149,950 16,418
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 57.8% 68.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $130,700 $76,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,456 $1,247
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $497 $367
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $986 $730
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 27.5% 9.0%
Building permits, 2018 1,167 6
Households, 2014-2018 128,926 13,043
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.73 3.13
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 82.1% 90.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 36.5% 46.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 87.2% 65.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 78.8% 55.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 82.4% 74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 21.5% 12.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.3% 9.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 19.0% 20.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.6% 55.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 56.1% 47.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 892,809 74,160
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 2,640,535 211,222
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 41,840,873 454,745
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 5,138,291 641,610
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $14,778 $15,366
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 19.5 27.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $55,048 $42,005
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $27,649 $21,274
Persons in poverty, percent 16.2% 21.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 8,025 826
Total employment, 2017 140,760 13,703
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 5,826,232 466,091
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -3.8% 4.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 25,587 2,975
All firms, 2012 30,275 4,022
Men-owned firms, 2012 15,870 2,184
Women-owned firms, 2012 11,154 1,393
Minority-owned firms, 2012 15,639 2,801
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 13,294 1,077
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 2,763 345
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 25,947 3,392
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.4% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.8% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 35.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.3% 23.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 405.8 47.2
Land area in square miles, 2010 838.48 864.97
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Nueces county (TX) and Jim Wells county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.