 Jim Wells County comprises the Alice, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX Combined Statistical Area.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.4%) is water.At the 2000 census, there were 39,326 people, 12,961 households and 10,096 families residing in the county.