Dawson County, Texas

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 12,311
Median household income: $55,789
Median home value: $90,800

Dawson County is a county in Texas with a population of 12,311. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. At $55,789, its median household income sits below Texas's $76,292.

From 2019 to 2023, Dawson County's population declined 3.9% from 12,813 to 12,311, while its median household income rose 29.0% from $43,239 to $55,789.

The median gross rent is $873. 14.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,311
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $55,789
Median home value: $90,800
Median gross rent: $873
Housing units: 4,892
Homeownership rate: 69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,81312,311

Median household income

$43,239$55,789

Median home value

$73,400$90,800

Median gross rent

$645$873

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,813	$43,239	$73,400	$645
2020	12,849	$40,469	$80,100	$689
2021	12,371	$42,778	$82,800	$756
2022	12,342	$45,268	$95,100	$805
2023	12,311	$55,789	$90,800	$873

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	808	6.6%
5 to 17	2,134	17.3%
18 to 24	1,332	10.8%
25 to 34	2,007	16.3%
35 to 44	1,726	14.0%
45 to 54	1,296	10.5%
55 to 64	1,345	10.9%
65 to 74	934	7.6%
75 and over	729	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,381	35.6%
Black or African American	803	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.1%
Asian	51	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	246	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,815	55.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.7%

High school graduate35.1%

Some college or associate's22.7%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,225	27.7%
High school graduate	2,822	35.1%
Some college or associate's	1,827	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	963	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	200	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone72.2%

Carpooled18.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means5.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,344	72.2%
Carpooled	856	18.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	45	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	154	3.3%
Other means	235	5.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,618	58.4%
15 to 29 min	515	11.5%
30 to 44 min	437	9.8%
45 to 59 min	320	7.1%
60+ min	590	13.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 17.7% (1,863 of 10,536)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,704	65.1%
Nonfamily households	1,450	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,154	84.9%
Vacant	738	15.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,904	69.9%
Renter-occupied	1,250	30.1%

1-unit, detached88.6%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other4.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,332	88.6%
1-unit, attached	9	0.2%
2 to 4 units	104	2.1%
5 to 19 units	116	2.4%
20 or more units	89	1.8%
Mobile home & other	242	4.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 48115
State: Texas
Land area: 900 sq mi
Water area: 1.82 sq mi
Center point: 32.7425, -101.9488

Cities & places

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