Dawson County vs Lamb County

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

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

Lamb County has the higher population (12,919 vs 12,311 in Dawson County). Lamb County has the higher median household income ($56,997 vs $55,789 in Dawson County). Dawson County has the higher median home value ($90,800 vs $76,600 in Lamb County).

Population, income & housing

	Dawson County	Lamb County
Population	12,311	12,919
Median age	34.6 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$55,789	$56,997
Median home value	$90,800	$76,600
Median gross rent	$873	$900
Housing units	4,892	5,893
Homeownership rate	69.9%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dawson County	Lamb County
Population	12,813 → 12,311 (-3.9%)	13,123 → 12,919 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$43,239 → $55,789 (+29.0%)	$45,111 → $56,997 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$73,400 → $90,800 (+23.7%)	$65,500 → $76,600 (+16.9%)
Median gross rent	$645 → $873 (+35.3%)	$719 → $900 (+25.2%)

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

Lamb County

Population

13,12312,919

Median household income

$45,111$56,997

Median home value

$65,500$76,600

Median gross rent

$719$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dawson County	Lamb County
Under 5	6.6%	6.8%
5 to 17	17.3%	20.8%
18 to 24	10.8%	9.8%
25 to 34	16.3%	10.7%
35 to 44	14.0%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.5%	10.7%
55 to 64	10.9%	12.4%
65 to 74	7.6%	9.3%
75 and over	5.9%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dawson County	Lamb County
White (non-Hispanic)	35.6%	36.8%
Black or African American	6.5%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	55.4%	57.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dawson County	Lamb County
No high school diploma	27.7%	22.6%
High school graduate	35.1%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dawson County	Lamb County
Drove alone	72.2%	80.0%
Carpooled	18.5%	13.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	1.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	4.6%
Other means	5.1%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dawson County	Lamb County
1-unit, detached	88.6%	86.0%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	1.4%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	8.8%

Poverty & households

	Dawson County	Lamb County
Poverty rate	17.7%	15.9%
Average household size	2.53	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	22	16
Median year structure built	1965	1966