Dalhart

Population: 7,885
Median household income: $76,250
Median home value: $155,300

Dalhart is a community in Dallam County, Texas, home to 7,885 residents. At $76,250, its median household income sits above Dallam County's $72,332.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dalhart's population declined 9.4% from 8,704 to 7,885, while its median home value rose 40.2% from $110,800 to $155,300.

76.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1977.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,885
Median age: 33.7 yrs
Median household income: $76,250
Median home value: $155,300
Median gross rent: $1,079
Housing units: 3,308
Homeownership rate: 72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,7047,885

Median household income

$58,641$76,250

Median home value

$110,800$155,300

Median gross rent

$795$1,079

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,704	$58,641	$110,800	$795
2020	8,422	$58,385	$112,100	$923
2021	8,354	$61,819	$115,900	$993
2022	8,013	$75,000	$138,000	$1,133
2023	7,885	$76,250	$155,300	$1,079

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.7%

5 to 1721.5%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	766	9.7%
5 to 17	1,698	21.5%
18 to 24	439	5.6%
25 to 34	1,182	15.0%
35 to 44	1,165	14.8%
45 to 54	711	9.0%
55 to 64	927	11.8%
65 to 74	594	7.5%
75 and over	403	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,908	36.9%
Black or African American	6	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	38	0.5%
Asian	5	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	82	1.0%
Two or more races	312	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,534	57.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.5%

High school graduate44.8%

Some college or associate's21.0%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	770	15.5%
High school graduate	2,230	44.8%
Some college or associate's	1,047	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	615	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	320	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone82.0%

Carpooled16.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.3%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,372	82.0%
Carpooled	660	16.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	20	0.5%
Bicycle	2	0.0%
Worked from home	54	1.3%
Other means	6	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,974	73.3%
15 to 29 min	624	15.4%
30 to 44 min	367	9.0%
45 to 59 min	40	1.0%
60+ min	55	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 10.4% (792 of 7,587)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,986	72.2%
Nonfamily households	765	27.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,751	83.2%
Vacant	557	16.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,990	72.3%
Renter-occupied	761	27.7%

1-unit, detached76.7%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units7.6%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other8.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,537	76.7%
1-unit, attached	111	3.4%
2 to 4 units	76	2.3%
5 to 19 units	251	7.6%
20 or more units	49	1.5%
Mobile home & other	284	8.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4818524
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.78 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 36.0574, -102.5122

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