Jeff Davis County Profile

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The County Information Program, Texas Association of Counties

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Map of County

POPULATION (Census Bureau)
County Population     «History Chart»   «Population Projection Chart»   «Group Quarters»   «Census 2020 Redistricting Data (county level only)»
Estimate 2023:1,856More data
Estimate 2022:1,906 
Estimate 2021:1,959 
Census 2020: See note at the bottom of the page.1,996More data
Census 2010:2,342More data
Census 2000:2,207More data
Population of the County Seat (Fort Davis)
Census 2020:1,024 
Census 2010:1,201 
Census 2000:1,050 
POPULATION OF PLACES IN JEFF DAVIS COUNTY - 2023 Estimates (Census Bureau)
Note: City and town populations include only those parts of each place found within this county. Use our «Town & City Search» to find the total population of each place.
Valentine town:67More data
GENERAL INFORMATION
County Size in Square Miles (Census Bureau)
Land Area:2,264.6More data
Water Area:0.1More data
Total Area:2,264.6More data
Population Density Per Square Mile
2020:0.88More data
Urban and Rural Population of the County, 2020 (Census Bureau)
Percent Urban:0.00More data
Percent Rural:100.00More data
DEMOGRAPHICS
Ethnicity - 2023 (Census Bureau)     «Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin»
Percent Hispanic:32.1%More data
Race - 2023 (Census Bureau)
Percent White Alone:91.9%More data
Percent African American Alone:1.5%More data
Percent American Indian and Alaska Native Alone:2.2%More data
Percent Asian Alone:1.9%More data
Percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone:0.3%More data
Percent Multi-Racial:2.3%More data
Race and Ethnicity - 2023 (Census Bureau)
Percent Not Hispanic White Alone:61.5%More data
Percent Not Hispanic African American Alone:0.7%More data
Age - 2023 (Census Bureau Estimates)     «Age Groups Chart»
17 and Under:5.0%More data
65 and Older:45.3%More data
85 and Older:4.2%More data
Median Age:62.9More data
Income
Per Capita Income - 2023 (BEA):     «Per Capita Income History Chart»$67,092More data
Total Personal Income - 2023 (BEA):$124,523,000More data
Median Household Income - 2022 (Census Bureau):     «Median Household Income History Chart»$63,614More data
Poverty - 2023 (Census Bureau)     «Poverty Chart»
Percent of Population in Poverty:12.8%More data
Percent of Population under 18 in Poverty:23.1%More data
Educational Attainment (Census Bureau, 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimate)     «ACS 5-Year Estimates, S1501, Educational Attainment (open in new window)»
Percent high school graduate and higher, Age 25 and over:86.7% 
Percent bachelor's degree or higher, Age 25 and over:30.4% 
Pay (BLS)     «Pay History Chart»
Average Annual Pay - 2023:$43,375More data
Average Annual Pay - 2022:$40,038 
Average Annual Pay - 2021:$37,121 
Average Annual Pay - 2020:$38,673 
Average Annual Pay - 2019:$34,431 
Annual Unemployment Rate, Not Adjusted (Texas Workforce Commission)     «Unemployment History Chart»
Unemployment Rate - 2023:3.2More data
Unemployment Rate - 2022:3.5 
Unemployment Rate - 2021:4.3 
Unemployment Rate - 2020:5.1 
Unemployment Rate - 2019:2.9 
COUNTY FINANCES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Property Taxes - 2023
Total County Tax Rate:     «Detailed Tax Rates»   «Tax Rate History with Chart»$0.643300More data
Total Market Value:     «Values and Levies»   «Levy History with Chart»$800,947,068More data
Total Appraised Value Available for County Taxation:$376,500,463More data
Total Actual Levy:$2,422,216More data
For property tax information about a specific property, contact the Appraisal District.
Sales Tax Allocation History     «Sales Tax History Chart»
CY 2023:$117,490More data
CY 2022:$122,512 
CY 2021:$103,448 
CY 2020:$93,518 
CY 2019:$83,317 
ROAD INVENTORY WITHIN JEFF DAVIS COUNTY (TXDOT)
Centerline Miles - 2023
Mainlanes:322.316More data
Frontage Roads:1.562More data
On-System Subtotal:323.878More data
County Roads:655.863More data
City Streets:96.388More data
Toll Roads:0.000More data
Federal Roads:20.959More data
Off-System Subtotal:773.210More data
Center Line Miles, County Total:1,097.088More data
Lane Miles - 2023
Mainlanes:774.515More data
Frontage Roads:3.124More data
On-System Subtotal:777.639More data
County Roads:1,311.742More data
City Streets:196.668More data
Toll Roads:0.000More data
Federal Roads:41.918More data
Off-System Subtotal:1,550.328More data
Lane Miles, County Total:2,327.967More data
Miles Travelled on County Roads     «Mileage History with Chart»
LINKS TO ADDITIONAL DATA
County Business Patterns (Census Bureau):     «CBP 2022»
Gross Domestic Product (BEA):     «GDP 2022»
County Agricultural (USDA):     «Census of Agriculture Report 2022»     «2022 County Profile»
State & County QuickFacts (Census Bureau):     «Jeff Davis County QuickFacts»
State & County Narrative Profiles (Census Bureau):     «Narrative Profiles»
County History (Handbook of Texas Online):     «Jeff Davis County History»
Texas Almanac (Texas State Historical Association):     «Jeff Davis County»

Special Districts in Jeff Davis County.
School Districts in Jeff Davis County.
History of City Tax Rates in Jeff Davis County.

Airports in Jeff Davis County.
Hospitals in Jeff Davis County.
Prisons in Jeff Davis County.