Jim Wells County, Texas
9 public bodies govern here, 5 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 38,850
- Median household income
- $51,896
- ±6,825
- Unemployed
- 6.1%
- 999 of 16,387 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 75.5%
- 10,027 of 13,279 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Jim Wells | 38,847 (2021) | 200 N Almond St, Alice | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Alice | 17,761 (2021) | Po Box 3229, Alice | Website |
| City of Orange Grove | 1,183 (2021) | Po Box 1350, Orange Grove | — |
| City of Premont | 2,441 (2021) | Po Box 340, Premont | — |
Special districts 5
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 1407, Alice | — |
| Jim Wells County Emergency Services District 1 | Local fire protection | 101 Fm 1540, Sandia | Website |
| Real Transit | Public mass transit utility | 301 Lucero St, Alice | Website |
| Alice Water Authority | Water supply utility | Po Box 3229, Alice | — |
| Jim Wells County Fresh Water Supply District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 428, Ben Bolt | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
ALICE ISD
School district6 schools
#2 COYOTE TRL, Alice, TX, 78332
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
BEN BOLT-PALITO BLANCO ISD
School district2 schools
172 BADGER LN, Alice, TX, 78332
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
LA GLORIA ISD
School district1 schools
182 E COUNTY RD 401, Falurrias, TX, 78355
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
ORANGE GROVE ISD
School district4 schools
504 S DIBRELL, Orange Grove, TX, 78372
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
PREMONT ISD
School district3 schools
439 S W 4TH, Premont, TX, 78375
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Area Farmers Market (3102 Baldwin Street Corpus Christi) · Corpus Christi Downtown Farmers' Market (Corpus Christi) · Corpus Christi Southside Farmers' Market (Corpus Christi)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.