Castro County vs Dallam County

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

Castro 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.

Castro County has the higher population (7,328 vs 7,180 in Dallam County). Dallam County has the higher median household income ($72,332 vs $63,485 in Castro County). Dallam County has the higher median home value ($140,500 vs $94,900 in Castro County).

Population, income & housing

	Castro County	Dallam County
Population	7,328	7,180
Median age	34.9 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$63,485	$72,332
Median home value	$94,900	$140,500
Median gross rent	$910	$1,074
Housing units	3,026	3,053
Homeownership rate	69.2%	68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castro County	Dallam County
Population	7,673 → 7,328 (-4.5%)	7,304 → 7,180 (-1.7%)
Median household income	$50,142 → $63,485 (+26.6%)	$58,811 → $72,332 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$81,900 → $94,900 (+15.9%)	$89,200 → $140,500 (+57.5%)
Median gross rent	$627 → $910 (+45.1%)	$770 → $1,074 (+39.5%)

Castro County

Population

7,6737,328

Median household income

$50,142$63,485

Median home value

$81,900$94,900

Median gross rent

$627$910

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)

	Castro County	Dallam County
Under 5	7.7%	9.6%
5 to 17	21.2%	22.9%
18 to 24	10.1%	6.2%
25 to 34	11.1%	13.6%
35 to 44	11.0%	15.5%
45 to 54	10.9%	11.3%
55 to 64	11.1%	11.3%
65 to 74	10.3%	6.4%
75 and over	6.5%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castro County	Dallam County
White (non-Hispanic)	30.0%	42.3%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	1.6%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	65.3%	52.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castro County	Dallam County
No high school diploma	23.7%	19.3%
High school graduate	31.1%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castro County	Dallam County
Drove alone	75.4%	82.3%
Carpooled	18.6%	15.9%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	1.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castro County	Dallam County
1-unit, detached	76.6%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	7.0%
20 or more units	4.7%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	14.1%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	Castro County	Dallam County
Poverty rate	14.0%	10.0%
Average household size	2.98	3.01
Mean commute (minutes)	14	14
Median year structure built	1966	1976