Jim Hogg County, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Jim Hogg County, Texas had an estimated 4,583 residents on July 1, 2024, down 5.2 percent since the 2020 census base of 4,835, across 1,136 square miles. County output reached $216.3 m in 2024, 74 establishments operate here.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Jim Hogg County
How many people live in Jim Hogg County
- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20244,727
- Households1,279
- Average household size3.70
- Median household income$42,211
- Median age26.1
- Median gross rent$824 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$129,400
- Home value to household income3.1 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over2,674
- Population under 181,527
- Share under 1832.3 percent
- Population 65 and over453
- Share 65 and over9.6 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 642,747
- Civilian labor force1,918
- Unemployment rate6.3 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over59.9 percent
- Rank by population among Texas counties204th of 254
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents, Puerto Rico included2918th of 3,222
Jim Hogg County is the 204th largest of 254 Texas counties by population. A median home costs 3.1 times median household income, which is moderately unaffordable by national standards. Residents under 18 outnumber those 65 and over, at 32.3 percent against 9.6 percent, a household formation profile rather than a retirement one.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Is Jim Hogg County's population growing?
- Population, July 1, 20244,583
- Census 2020 base population4,835
- Population change since the 2020 census base-5.21 percent
- Population change, 2023 to 2024-74
- Births, 202451
- Deaths, 202476
- Natural change, 2024-25
- Net domestic migration, 2024-49
- Net international migration, 20240
- Total net migration, 2024-49
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-214
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2991st of 3,144
The county has lost 5.21 percent of its population since the 2020 census base. The population fell in 2024 from both sources: deaths exceeded births and more people left than moved in.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
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Where are people moving to Jim Hogg County from?
- Tax returns filed by households arriving61
- People arriving, from those returns107
- Tax returns filed by households leaving59
- Net household movement2
- Adjusted gross income arriving$2.8 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$302,000
- Average income of an arriving household$45,328
- Average income of a leaving household$41,746
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|
Households arriving report $3,582 more average income than households leaving, so the migration is raising local spending power rather than just moving it around.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
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What is the Jim Hogg County economy?
- County GDP, 2024$216.3 m
- County GDP, 2023$218.3 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 2024-0.9 percent
- GDP change over five years25.3 percent
- Rank by GDP among the Texas areas BEA publishes229th of 254
- Rank by GDP among the US county areas BEA publishes2878th of 3,127
- GDP per resident$45,754
Output grew -0.9 percent in the latest year and 25.3 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
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Employment by industry in Jim Hogg County
- Covered employment, annual average1,635
- Establishments reporting128
- Average annual pay$54,698
- Average weekly wage$1,052
- Retail trade, employment197
- Retail trade, average annual pay$27,380
- Accommodation and food services, employment76
- Accommodation and food services, average annual pay$15,116
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, employment47
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, average annual pay$46,771
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction, employment42
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction, average annual pay$174,548
- Other services, except public administration, employment34
- Unclassified establishments, employment6
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 197 | 18 | $27,380 |
| Accommodation and food services | 76 | 10 | $15,116 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 47 | 10 | $46,771 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 42 | 7 | $174,548 |
| Other services, except public administration | 34 | 6 | $80,590 |
| Unclassified establishments | 6 | 2 | $31,070 |
Retail trade is the largest private sector at 197 jobs, 12.0 percent of covered employment.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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How many businesses are in Jim Hogg County?
- Establishments, all industries74
- Employment at those establishments1,120
- Annual payroll$29.6 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents15.7
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against. County Business Patterns counts private establishments with paid employees in March 2023, while the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages above counts every unemployment-insured employer, public ones included, as a 2024 annual average, so the two establishment and employment counts differ.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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How large is Jim Hogg County?
- Land area1,136 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Texas counties44th of 254
- Width, east to west33.1 mi
- Height, north to south39.4 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary5
- Residents per square mile of land4
- Establishments per square mile0.07
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
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Flood risk in Jim Hogg County
- Participation of the county's own NFIP community Jim Hogg County, unincorporated areasParticipating, community 481081
- Communities in the county in the NFIP Community Status Book1
- Of those, participating in the NFIP1
- NFIP participation rate100.0 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
- Radon levels in Jim Hogg County, EPA zone predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/LZone 3
The county's own community in the status book, unincorporated Jim Hogg County (community 481081), participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies there. The EPA places Jim Hogg County in radon zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. The zone is a screening prediction for the county and does not substitute for a test at an address. 100.0 percent of the county's listed communities participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, per Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26. US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
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- Population, American Community Survey 2020-20244,727
- Households1,279
- Average household size3.70
- Median household income$42,211
- Median age26.1
Common questions
Jim Hogg County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Jim Hogg County, Texas?
The Census Bureau estimates 4,583 residents on July 1, 2024 (US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024). The American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimate is 4,727, in 1,279 households, ranking 204th of 254 Texas counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Jim Hogg County's population growing?
The population has fallen 5.21 percent since the 2020 census base of 4,835, to 4,583 on July 1, 2024. In 2024 there were 51 births against 76 deaths, with net migration of -49. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Jim Hogg County?
$42,211. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $129,400, which is 3.1 times income, and median gross rent is $824 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are in Jim Hogg County?
74 establishments, employing 1,120 people with an annual payroll of $29.6 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is employment by industry in Jim Hogg County?
Retail trade is the largest private sector at 197 jobs, 12.0 percent of covered employment. Covered employment averages 1,635 jobs at an average annual pay of $54,698, or $1,052 a week. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
What is the radon zone for Jim Hogg County?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Are traffic counts available for Jim Hogg County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Jim Hogg County?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame, to be confirmed locally.
Jim Hogg County
Cities and places in Jim Hogg.
5 Census places lie wholly or partly in Jim Hogg County. 3 carry enough published place level data for a page of their own and are linked. The rest are named here and not linked, because the American Community Survey and the SBA record between them do not carry enough about them to write an honest page. A place existing is itself worth knowing, so nothing in the county is left out.
| Place | Type | Population | SBA 7(a) approvals, projects in this county | Lies in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hebbronville | CDP | 4,194 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| South Fork Estates | CDP | 177 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Las Lomitas | CDP | 118 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Guerra | CDP | 0 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
| Thompsonville | CDP | 0 | None recorded | Wholly in this county |
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