Dallam County vs Goliad County

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

Dallam County and Goliad 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 7,096 in Goliad County). Dallam County has the higher median household income ($72,332 vs $59,556 in Goliad County). Goliad County has the higher median home value ($182,800 vs $140,500 in Dallam County).

Population, income & housing

	Dallam County	Goliad County
Population	7,180	7,096
Median age	30.4 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$72,332	$59,556
Median home value	$140,500	$182,800
Median gross rent	$1,074	$724
Housing units	3,053	3,541
Homeownership rate	68.1%	82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dallam County	Goliad County
Population	7,304 → 7,180 (-1.7%)	7,565 → 7,096 (-6.2%)
Median household income	$58,811 → $72,332 (+23.0%)	$60,690 → $59,556 (-1.9%)
Median home value	$89,200 → $140,500 (+57.5%)	$137,800 → $182,800 (+32.7%)
Median gross rent	$770 → $1,074 (+39.5%)	$629 → $724 (+15.1%)

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

Goliad County

Population

7,5657,096

Median household income

$60,690$59,556

Median home value

$137,800$182,800

Median gross rent

$629$724

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dallam County	Goliad County
Under 5	9.6%	4.8%
5 to 17	22.9%	15.3%
18 to 24	6.2%	6.6%
25 to 34	13.6%	12.7%
35 to 44	15.5%	11.0%
45 to 54	11.3%	10.3%
55 to 64	11.3%	14.9%
65 to 74	6.4%	14.2%
75 and over	3.2%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dallam County	Goliad County
White (non-Hispanic)	42.3%	60.4%
Black or African American	0.2%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	52.7%	32.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dallam County	Goliad County
No high school diploma	19.3%	16.0%
High school graduate	45.7%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	19.3%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dallam County	Goliad County
Drove alone	82.3%	79.3%
Carpooled	15.9%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	7.8%
Other means	0.1%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dallam County	Goliad County
1-unit, detached	75.7%	78.5%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	11.0%	16.1%

Poverty & households

	Dallam County	Goliad County
Poverty rate	10.0%	9.2%
Average household size	3.01	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	14	32
Median year structure built	1976	1986