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Alice AcresTX

A town of 819.

Is Alice Acres a good place to live?

57% of residents live below the poverty line in Alice Acres, above both the Texas town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Of the 643 Texas towns we compare, none has a higher share of children under 18 than Alice Acres. Alice Acres has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

819 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Rancho AlegreRancho AlegreAlice Acres
Getting set up

Moving to Alice Acres: who provides what

Alice Acres is unincorporated, so Jim Wells County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerNueces Electric Cooperative11.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Alice water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesJim Wells CountyJim Wells County provides services here
SchoolsAlice Independent School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereJim Wells County Early Voting ClerkJim Wells County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code7833278332 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Alice Acres.

Work & commute

Alice Acres has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

At 37 minutes, Alice Acres’ average trip to work is against 25 minutes in Texas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Alice (30%), Corpus Christi (17%) and Kingsville (3%). Half commute less than 29 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Alice Acres0%
Alice30%
Corpus Christi17%
Kingsville3%
San Diego3%
29 mi
median commute distance
7
jobs based in Alice Acres
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Alice Acres has mild winters and hot summers

Alice Acres has warm winters and hot summers. Alice Acres’ July high is 97°F.

98°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter48–70°
Spring63–84°
Summer74–96°
Fall63–85°
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
98°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Alice Acres faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesHurricanesInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Alice Acres is

Alice Acres beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 32% of Alice Acres adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.

Alice AcresTexas townsU.S. towns
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)32%18%8.1%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)39%30%25%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)18%13%12%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)31%24%19%
31 measures vs. Texas
1 better18 too close to call12 worse
What stands outAlice AcresTX
Fewer adults who have had cancer5.2%6.1%
More uninsured adults32%19.1%
Christus Spohn Hospital Alice
1.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Alice Acres

12pages on Alice Acres
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Alice Acres; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Alice Acres for work

Where Alice Acres’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

30% → Alice Alice 30% 17% → Corpus Christi Corpus Christi 17% 3% → Kingsville Kingsville 3% 3% → San Diego San Diego 3% 2% → Houston Houston 2% 1% → San Antonio San Antonio 1% Alice Acres · 0% stay
7jobs based in Alice Acres
0%of working residents work in town
29 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Alice Acres

Place in Texas, United States

Alice Acres is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jim Wells County, Texas, United States. The population was 465 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
5.9 sq mi
Elevation
233 ft

Questions about Alice Acres

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Alice Acres, TX a good place to live?

Alice Acres has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.