Bailey County vs Dallam County

A side-by-side comparison of Bailey County and Dallam County: population, income, housing, and more.

Bailey County and Dallam County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dallam County has the higher population (7,180 vs 7,044 in Bailey County). Dallam County has the higher median household income ($72,332 vs $70,625 in Bailey County). Dallam County has the higher median home value ($140,500 vs $104,400 in Bailey County).

Population, income & housing

	Bailey County	Dallam County
Population	7,044	7,180
Median age	35.1 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$70,625	$72,332
Median home value	$104,400	$140,500
Median gross rent	$744	$1,074
Housing units	2,786	3,053
Homeownership rate	78.9%	68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bailey County	Dallam County
Population	7,100 → 7,044 (-0.8%)	7,304 → 7,180 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$52,273 → $70,625 (+35.1%)	$58,811 → $72,332 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$69,700 → $104,400 (+49.8%)	$89,200 → $140,500 (+57.5%)
Median gross rent	$591 → $744 (+25.9%)	$770 → $1,074 (+39.5%)

Bailey County

Population

7,1007,044

Median household income

$52,273$70,625

Median home value

$69,700$104,400

Median gross rent

$591$744

Dallam County

Population

7,3047,180

Median household income

$58,811$72,332

Median home value

$89,200$140,500

Median gross rent

$770$1,074

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bailey County	Dallam County
Under 5	7.2%	9.6%
5 to 17	20.8%	22.9%
18 to 24	13.6%	6.2%
25 to 34	8.3%	13.6%
35 to 44	16.3%	15.5%
45 to 54	8.1%	11.3%
55 to 64	8.2%	11.3%
65 to 74	9.5%	6.4%
75 and over	7.9%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bailey County	Dallam County
White (non-Hispanic)	31.3%	42.3%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	64.6%	52.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bailey County	Dallam County
No high school diploma	28.1%	19.3%
High school graduate	28.6%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bailey County	Dallam County
Drove alone	74.0%	82.3%
Carpooled	10.6%	15.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	1.2%
Other means	8.5%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bailey County	Dallam County
1-unit, detached	77.9%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	Bailey County	Dallam County
Poverty rate	13.6%	10.0%
Average household size	3.06	3.01
Mean commute (minutes)	15	14
Median year structure built	1969	1976