Dawson County vs Wilbarger County

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

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

Wilbarger County has the higher population (12,712 vs 12,311 in Dawson County). Dawson County has the higher median household income ($55,789 vs $51,626 in Wilbarger County). Wilbarger County has the higher median home value ($98,800 vs $90,800 in Dawson County).

Population, income & housing

	Dawson County	Wilbarger County
Population	12,311	12,712
Median age	34.6 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$55,789	$51,626
Median home value	$90,800	$98,800
Median gross rent	$873	$862
Housing units	4,892	5,848
Homeownership rate	69.9%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dawson County	Wilbarger County
Population	12,813 → 12,311 (-3.9%)	12,833 → 12,712 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$43,239 → $55,789 (+29.0%)	$45,302 → $51,626 (+14.0%)
Median home value	$73,400 → $90,800 (+23.7%)	$68,300 → $98,800 (+44.7%)
Median gross rent	$645 → $873 (+35.3%)	$616 → $862 (+39.9%)

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

Wilbarger County

Population

12,83312,712

Median household income

$45,302$51,626

Median home value

$68,300$98,800

Median gross rent

$616$862

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dawson County	Wilbarger County
Under 5	6.6%	7.4%
5 to 17	17.3%	15.1%
18 to 24	10.8%	9.6%
25 to 34	16.3%	11.8%
35 to 44	14.0%	12.9%
45 to 54	10.5%	11.5%
55 to 64	10.9%	12.8%
65 to 74	7.6%	11.4%
75 and over	5.9%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dawson County	Wilbarger County
White (non-Hispanic)	35.6%	55.4%
Black or African American	6.5%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	55.4%	29.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dawson County	Wilbarger County
No high school diploma	27.7%	18.7%
High school graduate	35.1%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dawson County	Wilbarger County
Drove alone	72.2%	80.6%
Carpooled	18.5%	13.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	3.3%	2.9%
Other means	5.1%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dawson County	Wilbarger County
1-unit, detached	88.6%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	3.9%
20 or more units	1.8%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Dawson County	Wilbarger County
Poverty rate	17.7%	18.8%
Average household size	2.53	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	22	15
Median year structure built	1965	1963