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Jim Wells County

38,886Population
-0.0 %Change since 2020
-2Net migration
5.1 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
38,886 (2024)
Change since 2020
-0.0 %
Net migration
-2 (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.1 % (2025)
State
Texas
Population base, April 2020
38,901 (2020)
Births
544 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
14.0
Deaths
480 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.3
Natural change, 2023
64
International migration
66 (2023)
Domestic migration
-68 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-0.1
Postal code
TX
FIPS code
48249

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020255.17.4
PeriodValue
20255.1 %
20245.2 %
20235.1 %
20225.6 %
20219.7 %
202012.9 %
20194.6 %
20185.4 %
20177.6 %
201610.5 %
20157.9 %
20145.3 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202438.9K38.9K
PeriodValue
202438,886
202338,811
202238,755
202138,909
202038,888