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29.89° N · 95.58° W · GEOID 4837612

Jersey Village

Harris County, Texas · part of the Houston, TX metro

TexasJersey Village, TXJersey VillageJersey Village

The short answer

Jersey Village is home to 7,817 people. Median household income is $79,750 a year and median rent is $1,458 a month, 21.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $346,900, about 4.3x annual median household income.

The story in Jersey Village is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 18% to 21.9% of income. Also notable: Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,077 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 88% of places its size.

37OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Below average

Jersey Village scores better than 37% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 223rd of 407 in Texas.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%37
Economy 20%60
Safety 20%34
Amenities 15%46
Education 10%81
Commute 10%35
Growth 5%2
Median gross rent
$1,458
7% above the median place
Median household income
$79,750
1% below the median place
Median home value
$346,900
9% above the median place
Unemployment
4.0%
19% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Jersey Village

  • Life nearbyOpenStreetMap shows 0 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 84% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 415 Texas places we track.
01

Moving to Jersey Village

Harris County loses about 5.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in164,963
Moved out186,178
Net−21,215

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Fort Bend County, TX21,45829,268−7,810
Montgomery County, TX13,36525,206−11,841
Brazoria County, TX6,3179,828−3,511
Galveston County, TX6,0428,050−2,008
Travis County, TX3,3024,282−980
Dallas County, TX3,1063,309−203
Bexar County, TX2,8813,032−151

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TexasOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$75K
Leavers$83K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Harris County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.8% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Harris County report $75,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $83,300, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$58,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,458 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,535 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $346,900.
Getting to work
28 minutes each way on average; 14.3% work from home; 2.0% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
White Hall, AR matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-5.7
below the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$83,269
18% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
5.0%
13% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureJersey VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.0%13% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.8%10% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-5.7below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$74,9596% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$83,26918% above
02

What it costs to live here

45% of homes are owner-occupied, fewer than in 94% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.

Jersey Village21.9%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$58,320
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
21.9%
7% above the median place
Home price to income
4.3x
14% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
22%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$64,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Jersey Village, but easier on the budget

Places that match Jersey Village on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
White Hall, AR8615.1% vs 21.9%n/aCompare
Carterville, IL8217.5% vs 21.9%n/aCompare
Eastman, GA8017.6% vs 21.9%n/aCompare
Southern Pines, NC7918.4% vs 21.9%$12,800Compare

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Homeownership1
45.4%
32% below the median place
Vacant homes1
12.7%
79% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$2,535
35% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureJersey VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,4587% above
Rent to income121.9%7% above
Property tax rate11.4%55% above
Home price to income14.3x14% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure98.62% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,4977% below
Property tax paid (median)1$4,90750% above
Median home value1$346,9009% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure0.6%81% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure30.7%40% below
Homeownership145.4%32% below
Renters paying 30%+150.1%1% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,53535% above
Vacant homes112.7%79% above
Median year built119911% above
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 6.1%, 43% below the median place.

Poverty rate1
6.1%
43% below the median place
Unemployment1
4.0%
19% below the median place
Income per person1
$48,093
20% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute28 min +10%
Works from home14.3% +15%
Median household income$79,750 −1%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureJersey VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$79,7501% below
Income per person1$48,09320% above
Unemployment14.0%19% below
Average annual pay5County figure$91,49139% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.3%11% below
Jobs5County figure2,458,604above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate16.1%43% below
Mean commute128 min10% above
Works from home114.3%15% above
Commutes by transit1County figure2.0%139% above
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 97.6%, 6% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
97.6%
6% above the median place
Population change since 20206
-3.1%
below the median place (median 1.1%)
Bachelor's or higher1
51.6%
61% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad19.7% 2.2×
No health insurance10.8% +69%
Median age36.3 −7%
Household size2.3 −6%
High school or higher94.0% +2%
All 9 people measures
MeasureJersey VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17,8175013th largest
Population change since 20206-3.1%below (median 1.1%)
Median age136.37% below
Bachelor's or higher151.6%61% above
High school or higher194.0%2% above
Household size12.36% below
Born abroad119.7%123% above
No health insurance110.8%69% above
Homes with broadband197.6%6% above
05

Life in Jersey Village

About 9 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, more than in 91% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

Founded or incorporated in 1956. 311 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 4 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents19.2 +89%
Playgrounds per 10k38.4 4.1×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k10.2 −8%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails9 km 4.3×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.6 2.8×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Big Thicket National Preserve 90 miles
  • El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail 132 miles
  • Waco Mammoth National Monument 152 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.7 −0%
Shops28.1 −7%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.7 −34%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.5 +11%
Child care centers2.1 −9%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
89.7
191% above the median place
Public school students13
885,618
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools13
1,167
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureJersey VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure1,167above (median 9)
Public school students13County figure885,618above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher13County figure15.51% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure20.70% below
Shops per 10k8County figure28.17% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.734% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure22.511% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.19% below
Parks per 10k919.289% above
Playgrounds per 10k938.4308% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k910.28% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails98.7335% above
Transit stops per sq mi90.6176% above
Nearest National Park Service site1089.7191% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles100below (median 2)
National Register listings11County figure311above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 219, 14% above the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
219
14% above the median place
Property crime per 100k
1,973
63% above the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Tornado risk15
100.0
23% above the median place
Hurricane risk15
100.0
42% above the median place
Natural hazard risk15
99.9
8% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureJersey VillageAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure93°F7% above
January average low14County figure44°F73% above
Average temperature14County figure70°F27% above
Annual precipitation14County figure53.5 in22% above
Natural hazard risk15County figure99.98% above
Hurricane risk15County figure100.042% above
Tornado risk15County figure100.023% above
Wildfire risk15County figure85.440% above
Heat wave risk15County figure99.711% above
Median air quality index16County figure6244% above
Good air days16County figure11.0%84% below
08

Jersey Village in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 23% of the median income in 2030, up from 22% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Jersey Village does better than 37% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 4%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,458/mo (2024)$1,880/mo$1,540 to $2,290/mo+4.3%
Median household income$79,750 (2024)$100,000$84,500 to $118,000+3.8%
Median home value$346,900 (2024)$476,000$346,000 to $656,000+5.4%
Population7,729 (2025)7,7007,390 to 8,030−0.1%

The median home would be worth 4.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.3 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Jersey Village

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Rochester, MN$1,399$89,389Compare
Sun Prairie, WI$1,419$90,942Compare
Philomath, OR$1,477$83,672Compare
Collegedale, TN$1,581$70,246Compare
Collegedale, TNPhilomath, ORSun Prairie, WIRochester, MNJersey Village, TXJersey VillageRochesterSun PrairiePhilomathCollegedaleJersey VillageRochesterSun PrairiePhilomathCollegedale

Places built like Jersey Village

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Jersey Village performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Jersey Village, TX21.9%1.8%/yr-3.1%
Jackson, WY21.2%10.1%/yr-0.6%Compare
White Hall, AR15.1%1.3%/yr-2.2%Compare
Avon, CO29.5%3.1%/yr1.9%Compare
Tomball, TX18.7%5.8%/yr28.1%Compare
Altoona, WI18.2%8.8%/yr13.1%Compare
Monticello, AR31.1%-5.7%/yr-2.3%Compare

Common questions

Is Jersey Village a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 37 out of 100, better than 37% of the places we rate and 223rd of 407 in Texas. OpenStreetMap shows 0 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 84% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 415 Texas places we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 27 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Jersey Village expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 21.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $346,900.

What salary do you need to live in Jersey Village?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $58,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Jersey Village safe?

There were 219 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Jersey Village?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Rochester, MN, Sun Prairie, WI, Philomath, OR and Collegedale, TN.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Jersey Village with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Jersey Village itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/jersey-village-texas

Citytistics. “Jersey Village, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/jersey-village-texas/

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