Jeff Davis County Profile

Compiled by
The County Information Program, Texas Association of Counties

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Map of County

Note: Corrected/updated 2013 property tax data for Anderson, Andrews, Angelina, Ector, Hale, Hood and Montgomery on April 29, 2015.

POPULATION (Census Bureau)
County Population     «History»   «Group Quarters»
Estimate 2014:2,204More data
Estimate 2013:2,236 
Estimate 2012:2,312 
Estimate 2011:2,308 
Census 2010:2,342More data
Census 2000:2,207More data
Population of the County Seat (Fort Davis)
Census 2010:1,201 
Census 2000:1,050 
POPULATION OF PLACES IN JEFF DAVIS COUNTY - 2014 (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:126More data
GENERAL INFORMATION
County Size in Square Miles (Census Bureau and EPA)
Land Area:2,264.6More data
Water Area:0.1More data
Total Area:2,264.6More data
Population Density Per Square Mile
2010:1.03More data
DEMOGRAPHICS
Ethnicity - 2013 (Census Bureau)
Percent Hispanic:34.5%More data
Race - 2013 (Census Bureau)
Percent White Alone:95.2%More data
Percent African American Alone:1.6%More data
Percent American Indian and Alaska Native Alone:0.8%More data
Percent Asian Alone:0.4%More data
Percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone:0.0%More data
Percent Multi-Racial:1.9%More data
Race and Ethnicity - 2013 (Census Bureau)
Percent Not Hispanic White Alone:62.2%More data
Percent Not Hispanic Black Alone:0.6%More data
Age - 2013 (Census Bureau)     «Age Groups»
17 and Under:20.6%More data
65 and Older:28.5%More data
85 and Older:3.2%More data
Median Age:54.8More data
Income
Per Capita Income - 2013 (BEA):$39,670More data
Total Personal Income - 2013 (BEA):$89,377,000More data
Median Household Income - 2013 (Census Bureau):$44,234More data
Poverty - 2013 (Census Bureau)
Percent of Population in Poverty:13.0%More data
Percent of Population under 18 in Poverty:26.6%More data
Educational Attainment (Census Bureau, 2009-2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimate)
Age 25 and older, Percent high school graduate and higher:81.1% 
Age 25 and older, Percent bachelor's degree or higher:35.3% 
Wages (BEA - Due to reduced funding, this data on average wages is no longer availble from the BEA.)
Average Wage Per Job - 2013:$30,012More data
Average Wage Per Job - 2012:$31,103 
Average Wage Per Job - 2011:$31,151 
Average Wage Per Job - 2010:$30,717 
Average Wage Per Job - 2009:$31,403 
Annual Unemployment Rate, Not Adjusted (Texas Workforce Commission)
Unemployment Rate - 2014:3.7More data
Unemployment Rate - 2013:4.1 
Unemployment Rate - 2012:4.9 
Unemployment Rate - 2011:5.0 
Unemployment Rate - 2010:4.9 
County Business Patterns (Census Bureau):     «CBP 2013»
State & County QuickFacts (Census Bureau):     «Jeff Davis County QuickFacts»
State & County Narrative Profiles (Census Bureau):     «Jeff Davis County Narrative Profile»
COUNTY FINANCES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Property Taxes - 2014
Total County Tax Rate:     «Historic Tax Rate» «Detailed Tax Rates»$0.620000More data
Total Market Value:     «Values and Levies»$510,673,470More data
Total Appraised Value Available for County Taxation:$244,766,620More data
Total Actual Levy:$1,517,553More data
For property tax information about a specific property, contact the Appraisal District.
Sales Tax Allocation History
CY 2014:$67,537More data
CY 2013:$69,096 
CY 2012:$62,801 
CY 2011:$63,999 
CY 2010:$71,223 
INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Road and Bridge - 2013
Note: Due to a lack of instructions on what expenditures to include in the "Texas County Lateral Road and Bridge Expenditures Yearly Report," some counties include expenditures from all funds (accounts) and some include only expenditures from certain funds. Therefore, the data in this section should be used with caution.
County Roads, Construction:$0More data
County Roads, Maintenance:$89,628More data
County Roads, Rehabilitation:$0More data
County Bridges, Construction:$0More data
County Bridges, Maintenance:$0More data
County Bridges, Rehabilitation:$0More data
Right of Way Acquisition:$0More data
Utility Construction:$0More data
Other Road Expenditures:$28,497More data
Total Road and Bridge Expenditures:$118,125More data
COUNTY ROAD MILES (TXDOT)
Centerline and Lane Miles - 2013
Total Centerline Miles:226.9More data
Total Lane Miles:468.7More data

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.