Dickens County, Texas

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 1,641
Median household income: $50,417
Median home value: $65,000

Dickens County is a county in Texas with a population of 1,641. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. At $50,417, its median household income sits below Texas's $76,292.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dickens County's population declined 25.5% from 2,203 to 1,641, while its median household income rose 18.5% from $42,540 to $50,417.

14.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.31 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,641
Median age: 45.7 yrs
Median household income: $50,417
Median home value: $65,000
Median gross rent: $753
Housing units: 1,107
Homeownership rate: 81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2031,641

Median household income

$42,540$50,417

Median home value

$51,100$65,000

Median gross rent

$509$753

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,203	$42,540	$51,100	$509
2020	2,182	$41,141	$53,100	$550
2021	1,569	$42,241	$59,400	$614
2022	1,570	$46,638	$67,000	$533
2023	1,641	$50,417	$65,000	$753

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 348.7%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	98	6.0%
5 to 17	257	15.7%
18 to 24	93	5.7%
25 to 34	142	8.7%
35 to 44	223	13.6%
45 to 54	189	11.5%
55 to 64	238	14.5%
65 to 74	232	14.1%
75 and over	169	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,044	63.6%
Black or African American	24	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	11	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	558	34.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.0%

High school graduate35.6%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree13.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	179	15.0%
High school graduate	425	35.6%
Some college or associate's	361	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	165	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	63	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone75.5%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.6%

Other means4.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	516	75.5%
Carpooled	72	10.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	57	8.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	1.6%
Other means	27	4.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	304	45.2%
15 to 29 min	99	14.7%
30 to 44 min	98	14.6%
45 to 59 min	12	1.8%
60+ min	159	23.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 14.5% (229 of 1,579)

	Count	Share
Family households	459	67.1%
Nonfamily households	225	32.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	684	61.8%
Vacant	423	38.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	557	81.4%
Renter-occupied	127	18.6%

1-unit, detached93.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,039	93.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	60	5.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 48125
State: Texas
Land area: 902 sq mi
Water area: 3.5 sq mi
Center point: 33.6154, -100.7876

Cities & places

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