Alice, Texas

City in Jim Wells County · population 17,891 (2020 Census)

Median home: $131,100
Household income: $48,676
Jan low / Jul high: 47° / 97°
Snow a year: 1 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 32
Median age: 35.4

Alice is a city of 17,891 people in Jim Wells County, Texas. The median home is worth $131,100, below the typical Texas town ($184,100). It ranks more walkable than 84% of Texas towns, more vibrant than 82% of Texas towns.

How Alice ranks

Percentile among Texas towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Texas towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Alice is worth $131,100, below the typical Texas town ($184,100). Homes cost about 2.7 times the median household income of $48,676, which is more affordable than 59% of Texas towns. Median rent is $934 a month. 57.5% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Texas towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Alice	Typical Texas town
Median home value	$131,100	$184,100
Median rent	$934	$1,086
Median household income	$48,676	$65,842
Home value ÷ income	2.7×	2.9×
Homeownership	57.5%	72.9%
Median year built	1974	1985
Seasonal / vacation homes	1.2%	—

Who lives in Alice

People	Alice	Typical Texas town
Median age	35.4	37.1
Age 65 and over	17.8%	15.6%
Under 18	28.1%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	18.9%
Below the poverty line	31.4%	13.1%
Veterans	5.7%	—
Born outside the U.S.	4.6%	—
Work from home	5.7%	7.8%
Average commute	23.0 min	26.1 min
Homes with broadband	73.7%	89.2%

Weather in Alice

July highs average 97.1°F and January lows 47.0°F. About 27.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 0.5 inches of snow (typical Texas town: 0.2 in). Expect about 144 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 4 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Alice station (1.9 mi away).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

32 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Alice since 1950, compared with 21 for the typical Texas town. 2 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F2, struck on August 10, 1980 about 1.0 miles from the town center. The most recent was on September 26, 2015.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 28 times; the largest was 5.00 inches on May 30, 1968.

Severe weather in Jim Wells County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Jim Wells County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 2 deaths recorded.

Jim Wells County has been included in 31 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for fire, flood, drought.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
July 18, 2026	Flood	EM-3649: Flooding
February 19, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	DR-4586: Severe Winter Storms
February 14, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	EM-3554: Severe Winter Storm
July 26, 2020	Hurricane	EM-3530: Hurricane Hanna
March 25, 2020	Biological	DR-4485: Covid-19 Pandemic

Jobs and pay in Jim Wells County

Jim Wells County had 15,016 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $47,794 a year. Unemployment was 5.2% in 2023; in Alice itself the ACS puts it at 4.1%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Public schools in Alice

7 public schools with 4,746 students, about 15.1 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
ALICE H S	9-12	1,362	14.0
ADAMS MIDDLE	6-8	966	12.9
SCHALLERT EL	PK-5	563	18.2
NOONAN EL	PK-5	542	16.4
SAENZ EL	PK-5	528	18.2
DUBOSE EL	PK-5	525	17.5
BEN BOLT-PALITO BLANCO EL	PK-6	260	13.0

Towns near Alice

San Diego, TX
10.6 mi · 3,748 people · home $85,600
Bishop, TX
20.2 mi · 3,174 people · home $111,800
Kingsville, TX
21.1 mi · 25,402 people · home $149,400
Robstown, TX
24.4 mi · 10,143 people · home $103,000
Mathis, TX
27.7 mi · 4,333 people · home $81,500

Alice questions

Is Alice, Texas a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Alice scores better for retirees than 20% of Texas towns and quieter than 13%. 17.8% of residents are 65 or older (median age 35.4).

How much does a house cost in Alice?

The median owner-occupied home in Alice is valued at $131,100 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $48,676, so homes cost about 2.7 times income. Median rent is $934 a month.

What is the weather like in Alice?

July highs average 97.1°F and January lows 47.0°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 27.1 inches of precipitation a year and 0.5 inches of snow.

Does Alice get tornadoes?

32 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Alice since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F2 on August 10, 1980. The typical Texas town has had 21.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Alice's Census boundary (GEOID 4801852). Comparisons use the median of Texas towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-12.