Dilley vs Pearsall

A side-by-side comparison of Dilley and Pearsall: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pearsall has the higher population (8,841 vs 3,312 in Dilley). Dilley has the higher median household income ($47,210 vs $45,293 in Pearsall). Dilley has the higher median home value ($109,900 vs $107,300 in Pearsall).

Population, income & housing

	Dilley	Pearsall
Population	3,312	8,841
Median age	35.8 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$47,210	$45,293
Median home value	$109,900	$107,300
Median gross rent	$850	$1,012
Housing units	1,199	3,264
Homeownership rate	62.8%	58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	6.9%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dilley	Pearsall
Population	4,401 → 3,312 (-24.7%)	10,436 → 8,841 (-15.3%)
Median household income	$47,832 → $47,210 (-1.3%)	$45,865 → $45,293 (-1.2%)
Median home value	$52,800 → $109,900 (+108.1%)	$71,400 → $107,300 (+50.3%)
Median gross rent	$766 → $850 (+11.0%)	$860 → $1,012 (+17.7%)

Dilley

Population

4,4013,312

Median household income

$47,832$47,210

Median home value

$52,800$109,900

Median gross rent

$766$850

Pearsall

Population

10,4368,841

Median household income

$45,865$45,293

Median home value

$71,400$107,300

Median gross rent

$860$1,012

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dilley	Pearsall
Under 5	5.5%	8.0%
5 to 17	20.5%	15.4%
18 to 24	8.0%	13.5%
25 to 34	14.3%	16.6%
35 to 44	17.9%	14.8%
45 to 54	13.5%	8.0%
55 to 64	7.2%	11.3%
65 to 74	4.3%	9.0%
75 and over	8.9%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dilley	Pearsall
White (non-Hispanic)	19.2%	8.2%
Black or African American	4.6%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.9%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	72.5%	86.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dilley	Pearsall
No high school diploma	30.1%	34.6%
High school graduate	30.4%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	18.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dilley	Pearsall
Drove alone	80.7%	83.7%
Carpooled	10.3%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	7.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	0.9%
Other means	0.0%	7.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dilley	Pearsall
1-unit, detached	57.1%	67.4%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	12.6%	13.7%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	5.6%
20 or more units	7.1%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	19.4%	11.4%

Poverty & households

	Dilley	Pearsall
Poverty rate	16.9%	24.4%
Average household size	2.74	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1983	1977