County profile
Jim Wells County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#1350 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 8% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-0.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
12,790
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
783
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$47.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
38,804
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
6.3%
Median HH income
$51.9k±$6.8k
Bachelor's degree+
16.3%±2.5%
Poverty rate
24.7%±3.2%
Business applications
405 · 2025
Retail establishments
122
31.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Forbes Energy Services Ltd.Energy$188.4M——HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care52%
Retail trade15%
Mining & energy14%
Food & accommodation12%
Construction4%
Other services4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
38,804
residents · 2025 · -0.2% since 2020
Income per capita $53.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−268
International migration+164
Natural change+15
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.9B2019
$1.4B2020
$1.5B2021
$1.7B2022
$1.9B2023
$1.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$123.6k±$22.8k
Median gross rent
$938/mo±$94/mo
Vacancy rate
18.2%±2.5%
Affordability
2.6× wages
Residential permits
$434.8k
3 units · 0.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
86.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 99Hurricane 94Hail 85
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1882016
1812017
2032018
2142019
2182020
2412021
2722022
2892023
2802024
3122025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -40% since 202152021
62022
62023
42024
32025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
37.9 km
I-69E
Nearest freight rail
1.9 km
CPKC
Nearest port
57.1 km
PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI PUBLIC OIL (BARGE) DOCK NO. 10
Nearest commercial airport
58.1 km
CORPUS CHRISTI INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$47.4k
avg. annual pay · -3% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Jim Wells?
Jim Wells's economy produced $1.9B in 2024, contracting 0.7% year over year — slower than 82% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.