Editing Jim Wells County, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 6587
|1930= 13456
|1940= 20239
|1950= 27991
|1960= 34548
|1970= 33032
|1980= 36498
|1990= 37679
|2000= 39326
|2010= 40838
|2020= 38891
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br />1850–2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|publisher=Texas Almanac|access-date=May 2, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jim Wells County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US48249|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=February 23, 2021}}</ref> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Jim Wells County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Jim Wells County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US48249&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Jim Wells County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48249&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Jim Wells County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48249&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|9,001
|8,062
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,963
|22.89%
|19.74%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17.90%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|166
|156
|style='background: #ffffe6; |180
|0.42%
|0.38%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.46%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|75
|97
|style='background: #ffffe6; |58
|0.19%
|0.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.15%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|167
|134
|style='background: #ffffe6; |140
|0.42%
|0.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.36%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|13
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15
|0.03%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|13
|28
|style='background: #ffffe6; |95
|0.03%
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.24%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|119
|103
|style='background: #ffffe6; |605
|0.30%
|0.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.56%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|29,772
|32,254
|style='background: #ffffe6; |30,835
|75.71%
|78.98%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |79.29%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''39,326'''
|'''40,838'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''38,891'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>  39,326 people, 12,961 households and 10,096 families were residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|46|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. The 14,819 housing units had an average density of {{convert|17|/mi2|/km2}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 77.90% White, 0.60% African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 118.83% from other races, and 2.43% from two or more races. About 75.71% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.

Of the 12,961 households, 40.2% had children under 18 living with them, 58.0% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were not families. About 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.99, and the average family size was 3.45.

Age distribution was 31.4% under 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.20 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 91.40 males.

The [[median household income]] was $28,843, and the median family income was $32,616. Males had a median income of $30,266 versus $17,190 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $12,252. About 20.1% of families and 24.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 31.8% of those under age 18 and 21.3% of those aged 65 or over.