At the crossroads of highways US 281 and state 44, Alice is most centrally located in South Texas to connect the deepwater port of Corpus Christi with Mexico ports of entry in Laredo, McAllen and Brownsville and with the Interstate system of I 10, I 35 and I 37.
With a population of 19,010, Alice is the county seat of Jim Wells County which has a county population of 39,786. Equally important, the population of the trade area (counties contiguous to Jim Wells County less the population of Jim Wells County) is 445,731 according to the 2000 US Census. Of the trade area population, there is a labor force (16 years and older) of 200,508. The median family income for Alice is $34,276.00 and the median home value is $44,500. (factfinder.census.gov)
Alice is the Hub of the South Texas oil and gas industry with five major drilling companies, six international oilfield service companies, and an array of rental tool companies, completion and production companies and trucking companies.
Alice is the Hub of the South Texas biomedical research industry with facilities for Covance Research Products and Shin Nippon Biomedical Labs USA
Alice is the Hub of the South Texas health care community. The health care cluster in Alice consists of a 138 bed primary care hospital, kidney dialysis centers, heart center, cancer center, orthopedic clinic, nursing homes and rehabilitation centers.
Alice is the Hub of South Texas retail. A Super Walmart, HEB grocery, 6 banks, 5 hotels, 2 credit unions, 3 car dealerships and the Alice News Papers Inc. form the core of the Alice retail community.
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Alice and Jim Wells County are served by numerous law enforcement agencies including the Alice Police Department, Jim Wells Country Sheriff's Department, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Parks and Wildlife, the U.S. Border Patrol, and other municipal police departments in Orange Grove, Premont, and San Diego.
Accomodations - AliceHotels.net
ALICE/ JIMWELLSCOUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION JIMWELLSCOUNTY PROFILES Location The county seat is Alice which is located 45 miles west of Corpus Christi, 90 miles east of Laredo, 90 miles north of the Rio GrandeValley and 120 miles south of San Antonio. Transportation vAlice is situated at the crossroads of US Highway 281 (proposed Interstate 69) and State Highway 44. vRail service is provided by Kansas City Southern Railroad vThere are 15 ports of entry within a 120 mile radius of Alice and JimWellsCounty. vAlice has a general aviation airport with a 6,000 ft. lighted runway, and is 40 miles from the Corpus Christi International airport. 2000 Demographics Population -Alice 19,019(source: factfinder.census.gov) Orange Grove 1,288 Premont 2,772 Trade area population 69,599 Current Wages by Industry entry level (source: Texas Workforce Commission)
Occupation
Wages
Oil/Gas
Service Unit Operator
$14.00 per hour
Field Tech
$12.00 per hour
Floor Hand
$18.00 per hour
CDL(Entry)
$14.00 per hour
Health
LVN/RN
$15.00-31.00 per hour
Lab Techs (entry)
$9.00 per hour
X-Ray Tech (entry)
$12.00 per hour
Manufacturing
Warehouse
$11.00 p/h
Machinist
$18.00 p/h
Welders
$19.00 p/h
Retail
Retail Sales
$7.75 p/h
Manager
$35000 per year
Employment:(source: Tracer)
As of September 2008
Labor force 22,360
Employed 21,352
Unemployed - 1008
Unemployment rate 4.5%
JimWellsCounty Educational Attainment (source: factfinder.census.gov) High school graduate (incl. Equivalency) 7,613 Some college no degree 4,246 Associate degree 822 Bachelors degree 1,691 Graduate degree 876 Housing (source: factfinder.census.gov) Alice median home value - $44,500 Alice median household income - $34,276 Alice apartment complexes Alice Manor 48 units, Arlington Arms 32 units, Bordeaux 192 units, Sunset Terrace 72 units, Guadalupe Hacienda 80 units, Manor 37 units, Sagewood 52 units, Village Green 64 units, Twin Palms 4 units, Town House 12 units, AliceVillage 50 units, CameronVillage 76 units, 1013 East 2nd 6 units and 412 East 5th -8 units.Total units -733 Taxes 2007 Sales and Use Tax Rates: City of Alice 1.5 % JimWellsCounty - .5% State 6.25% Alice Water Authority - $.110915 Total - $2.915236(source: JWC appraisal Dist.) Recent Sales Tax Revenues: JWCCountyAliceOrange GrovePremont Jan. Dec. 2005$6,768,597$6,433,768$200,668$134,160 Jan. Dec. 2006$8,410,055$8,034,039$225,501$150,514 Jan. Dec. 2007$9,170,604$8,760,153$240,307$170,143 City of Alice Sales Tax by Industry: All IndustriesOil and Gas ExtractionRetail Gross SalesGross SalesGross Sales 2005$715,875,776$130,299,897$228,011,091 2006$950,847,156$198,726,437$334,961,006 2007(Quarter1,2&3)$697,752,146$120,433,089$256,452,609 (source: state comptroller) Property Tax Rates: JWCAliceAlice I.S.D. 2005 - $.730$.431957$1.640 2006 -$.705832$.40$1.515168 2007 - $.331080$.658055$1.19865 2008 - $.654787 $.37000 $1.281170
(source: JWC Appraisal Dist.) Motels/ Hotels in Alice Alice Manor - Hampton Inn (under construction) and La Quinta Inn (under construction). Hotel Motel Tax Revenue for Alice: 2005 - $1,983,904 2006 - $2,134,049 2007 - $2,336,497(source: Window on State Government) Utilities Electricity primary providers are CPL Retail, TXU Energy Company, Reliant Energy and Nueces Electric Co-op (www.powertochoose.org
For additional information: Contact Dean Kruckenberg at deank@alicetx.org or phone 361.664.3454.