Camp County vs Dawson County

A side-by-side comparison of Camp County and Dawson County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Camp County has the higher population (12,652 vs 12,311 in Dawson County). Dawson County has the higher median household income ($55,789 vs $55,061 in Camp County). Camp County has the higher median home value ($159,900 vs $90,800 in Dawson County).

Population, income & housing

	Camp County	Dawson County
Population	12,652	12,311
Median age	38.7 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$55,061	$55,789
Median home value	$159,900	$90,800
Median gross rent	$774	$873
Housing units	5,795	4,892
Homeownership rate	76.6%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Camp County	Dawson County
Population	12,878 → 12,652 (-1.8%)	12,813 → 12,311 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$48,207 → $55,061 (+14.2%)	$43,239 → $55,789 (+29.0%)
Median home value	$101,600 → $159,900 (+57.4%)	$73,400 → $90,800 (+23.7%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $774 (+7.2%)	$645 → $873 (+35.3%)

Camp County

Population

12,87812,652

Median household income

$48,207$55,061

Median home value

$101,600$159,900

Median gross rent

$722$774

Dawson County

Population

12,81312,311

Median household income

$43,239$55,789

Median home value

$73,400$90,800

Median gross rent

$645$873

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Camp County	Dawson County
Under 5	6.3%	6.6%
5 to 17	20.1%	17.3%
18 to 24	7.3%	10.8%
25 to 34	12.2%	16.3%
35 to 44	12.2%	14.0%
45 to 54	10.5%	10.5%
55 to 64	13.4%	10.9%
65 to 74	11.0%	7.6%
75 and over	7.1%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Camp County	Dawson County
White (non-Hispanic)	53.4%	35.6%
Black or African American	14.1%	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	26.7%	55.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Camp County	Dawson County
No high school diploma	15.9%	27.7%
High school graduate	35.3%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Camp County	Dawson County
Drove alone	80.2%	72.2%
Carpooled	9.8%	18.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	3.3%
Other means	1.2%	5.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Camp County	Dawson County
1-unit, detached	74.7%	88.6%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	2.4%
20 or more units	1.0%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	16.0%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Camp County	Dawson County
Poverty rate	22.4%	17.7%
Average household size	2.69	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1984	1965