Dodson vs Wellington

A side-by-side comparison of Dodson and Wellington: population, income, housing, and more.

Dodson and Wellington are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wellington has the higher population (2,008 vs 32 in Dodson). Since 2019, Wellington's population has grown faster (-5.7% vs -80.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Dodson	Wellington
Population	32	2,008
Median age	43.0 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$49,545
Median home value	—	$101,700
Median gross rent	—	$468
Housing units	12	980
Homeownership rate	75.0%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.5%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	20.0%	0.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dodson	Wellington
Population	160 → 32 (-80.0%)	2,129 → 2,008 (-5.7%)
Median household income	$50,833 → $36,786 (-27.6%)	$34,036 → $49,545 (+45.6%)
Median home value	$11,600 → $13,600 (+17.2%)	$44,200 → $101,700 (+130.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$608 → $468 (-23.0%)

Dodson

Population

16032

Median household income

$50,833$36,786

Median home value

$11,600$13,600

Wellington

Population

2,1292,008

Median household income

$34,036$49,545

Median home value

$44,200$101,700

Median gross rent

$608$468

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dodson	Wellington
Under 5	0.0%	7.0%
5 to 17	25.0%	25.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.7%
25 to 34	12.5%	10.8%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.8%
45 to 54	3.1%	11.1%
55 to 64	12.5%	11.1%
65 to 74	25.0%	9.1%
75 and over	9.4%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dodson	Wellington
White (non-Hispanic)	56.3%	50.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	8.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.4%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	34.4%	36.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dodson	Wellington
No high school diploma	37.5%	31.5%
High school graduate	37.5%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	12.5%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dodson	Wellington
Drove alone	100.0%	81.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	14.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dodson	Wellington
1-unit, detached	100.0%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Dodson	Wellington
Poverty rate	43.8%	30.6%
Average household size	2.67	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	16	12
Median year structure built	1950	1961