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Premont, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Premont is a Census city of 2,428 people across 1.69 square miles of land, in Jim Wells County. Median household income is $47,728, 58.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Premont
What Premont is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.69 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,433 plus or minus 357
- County holding the largest share of its areaJim Wells County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Premont
How many people live in Premont
- Population2,428 plus or minus 605
- Median age29.7 plus or minus 8.1
- Population under 18662 plus or minus 232
- Share under 1827.3 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Population 65 and over282 plus or minus 144
- Share 65 and over11.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Households910 plus or minus 245
- Family households650 plus or minus 252
- Share of households that are families71.4 percent plus or minus 19.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Premont
- Median household income$47,728
- Per capita income$17,768 plus or minus $3,873
- Civilian labor force1,083 plus or minus 353
- Employed923 plus or minus 363
- Unemployed160 plus or minus 109
- Unemployment rate14.8 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Adults 25 and over1,499 plus or minus 342
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher59.2 percent plus or minus 15.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.3 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.5 percent plus or minus 1.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Premont
- Housing units1,276 plus or minus 270
- Occupied units910 plus or minus 245
- Vacant units366 plus or minus 147
- Vacancy rate28.7 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Owner occupied532 plus or minus 162
- Renter occupied378 plus or minus 233
- Ownership rate58.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$89,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$781
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.6 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Single family units934 plus or minus 206
- Share single family73.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more272 plus or minus 243
- Share in buildings of two or more21.3 percent plus or minus 18.5
- Mobile homes70 plus or minus 55
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Premont gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute889 plus or minus 364
- Commuting under 15 minutes437 plus or minus 204
- Share commuting under 15 minutes49.2 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more49 plus or minus 56
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more5.5 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Drove alone67.3 percent plus or minus 19.2
- Carpooled27.5 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Worked from home3.7 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Premont
Flood risk in Premont
- NFIP communityCity of Premont
- NFIP community number480396
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/15/17
The City of Premont participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480396 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Jim Wells County, not Premont
Jim Wells County context, not Premont figures
- Establishments in Jim Wells County783
- Covered employment, Jim Wells County15,016
- Average annual pay, Jim Wells County$47,794
- Housing units permitted, Jim Wells County4
Every figure in this section is published for Jim Wells County as a whole and is not a measurement of Premont.
All Jim Wells County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Premont questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Premont, Texas?
2,428, in 910 households. Premont city covers 1.69 square miles of land, which is 1,433 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Premont in?
Jim Wells County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Premont?
$47,728. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $89,800. Median gross rent is $781 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Premont in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Premont appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Premont, city of, community 480396, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Premont figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jim Wells County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Premont.
Is zoning published for Premont?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.