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The town, home to 386 people, lies in Texas.
Is South La Paloma a good place to live?
27% of residents live below the poverty line in South La Paloma, where Texas’ towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 4 of the 643 Texas towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than South La Paloma. South La Paloma has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
386 people, and everyone knows the way
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Work & commute
South La Paloma sends most of its workers out of town
0%work in town
The average trip to work here in South La Paloma is 36 minutes. The top destinations are Corpus Christi (28%), Alice (9%) and Houston (6%).
Where working residents work
In South La Paloma0%
Corpus Christi28%
Alice9%
Houston6%
Orange Grove4%
36 mi
median commute distance
0
jobs based in South La Paloma
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards
South La Paloma faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
72risk score of 100
Compared with 72% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in South La Paloma is higher. Expected losses in South La Paloma break down as 37% from cold waves and 33% from hurricanes.
FEMA risk score
Cold wavesHurricanesInland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
South La Paloma: mild winters and hot summers
97°summer high
South La Paloma’s peak summer temperature works out to 96°F.
Typical low → high °F
Winter48–70°
Spring63–84°
Summer74–96°
Fall63–85°
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
97°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy South La Paloma is
Nearly two in five adults sleep under 7 hours in South La Paloma. Two figures for adults here: 26% say their health is fair or poor, 74% had a checkup this year.
| South La Paloma | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 19% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 74% | 79% |
31 measures vs. Texas
0 better30 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | South La Paloma | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with heart disease | 6.7% | 5.6% |
Christus Spohn Hospital Alice
15.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Getting set up
Moving to South La Paloma: who provides what
South La Paloma is unincorporated, so Jim Wells County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerNueces Electric Cooperative11.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesJim Wells CountyJim Wells County provides services here
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.govWho runs elections hereJim Wells County Early Voting ClerkJim Wells County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code7837278372 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.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave South La Paloma for work
Where South La Paloma’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
0jobs based in South La Paloma
0%of working residents work in town
36 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of South La Paloma; the nearest are
Texas A&M University-KingsvilleUniversity or college · Public · Kingsville26.3 mi$9,892 in-state tuitionCoastal Bend CollegeCommunity college · Public · Beeville39.2 mi$2,916 in-state tuition
About 13 of every 100 South La Paloma residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
About South La Paloma
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
South La Paloma is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jim Wells County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, South La Paloma had a population of 347. Prior to 2010, the community was grouped with nearby Alfred as part of the Alfred-South La Paloma census-designated place.
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- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 154 ft
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