City safety & data profile

AliceTX

Alice, TX is a 19K-resident city in Jim Wells County with a median household income of $48,676.

Jim Wells County, Texas. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Alice, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Alice has a population larger than 42% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $131,100, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-08-21

19K
Population (place)
Bottom 43%
By size
$48,676
Median income (place)
$131,100
Median home (place)
31.4%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Alice

Alice posts a median household income higher than 8% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Alice area.

Bottom 9%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Alice

Where Alice income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$48,676 Bottom 8% higher than 8% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Alice $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in TX

Population among 244 TX places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Houston is the largest TX city on this list; Southlake leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in TX

Median household income among the same 244-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Southlake posts the highest place-level median income in TX; Houston is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Alice, TX beyond the headline numbers

Alice sits inside Jim Wells County, Texas, at roughly 27.75°N, -98.07°W. Population 19,408, $48,676 median household income. Median home value $131,100, median rent $934. Poverty rate 31.4%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Alice, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

31.4% of Alice, TX residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Alice runs about 2.7 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 5.7% of Alice workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 35.5% in Alice, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Alice workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Alice from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
19,408
Alice · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$48,676
-46% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$131,100
-68% vs avg
Median Age (place)
35.4
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Jim Wells County): Alice's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
39K-6%
Median Income
$51,896+28%
Median Home Value
$123,600+79%
Poverty Rate
24.7%+14%
Unemployment
6.1%-24%

Economics

Economics indicators for Alice, TX
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$934/mo
Poverty Rate
31.4% +153% vs avg
Unemployment 4.1%
Bachelor's Degree+ 14.1%
Work From Home 5.7%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 69.5%
African American 2.6%
Asian 1.1%

Health Profile 14 measures

Health Indicators

Physical Inactivity
43.2%
Obesity
41.7%
Short Sleep Duration
41%
High Blood Pressure
39%
Lack of Health Insurance
35.5%
Diabetes
19.9%
Frequent Physical Distress
18.4%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.3%
Current Smoking
15%
Binge Drinking
14%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 43.3%
Annual Checkup 73.8%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
8.2%
Stroke
4.5%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
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Alerts & News - Alice Area

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Alice right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Alice, TX? ▼
Alice, TX has a population of 19,408 people, located in Jim Wells County, Texas.
What is the median household income in Alice? ▼
The median household income in Alice, TX is $48,676 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 31.4%.
What is the median home value in Alice? ▼
The median home value in Alice, TX is $131,100. Median rent is $934/month.
What are the top health concerns in Alice? ▼
The top health indicators in Alice include Physical Inactivity (43.2%), Obesity (41.7%), Short Sleep Duration (41%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Alice? ▼
Alice has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Alice? ▼
The median age in Alice, TX is 35.4 years. 14.1% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Safety Context

Alice, TX is located in Jim Wells County, Texas. With a population of 19K and a $48,676 median household income, the community faces health challenges including physical inactivity and obesity. Residents have access to 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. Safety alerts for the Alice area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.

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Primary source data

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Real-time AQI for every monitored Texas location

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NOAA active watches, warnings, advisories

CDC Air Quality & Health

Health-impact reference for every AQI category

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National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the regulatory thresholds

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Alice, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside TX (31.4% here).

Mount Pleasant, MI 31.4% Cheney, WA 31.3% Beecher, MI 31.3% Newberry, SC 31.5%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside TX ($48,676 here).

Spring Valley, CA $48,679 Lorain, OH $48,685 Rantoul, IL $48,691 Arkadelphia, AR $48,657

Nearby Cities 8

Kingsville, TX 26K Robstown, TX 12K Corpus Christi, TX 316K Beeville, TX 13K Portland, TX 16K Rockport, TX 10K Raymondville, TX 11K Edinburg, TX 84K
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Using Alice's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Alice area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Alice against Texas peers on any ranking lens. Explore Texas

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Jim Wells County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.