Spur

Population: 746
Median household income: $42,500
Median home value: $55,600

Spur, a community in Dickens County, Texas, has 746 residents. At $42,500, its median household income sits below Dickens County's $50,417.

From 2019 to 2023, Spur's population declined 34.6% from 1,140 to 746, while its median home value rose 26.1% from $44,100 to $55,600.

16.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 78.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 746
Median age: 43.5 yrs
Median household income: $42,500
Median home value: $55,600
Median gross rent: $661
Housing units: 527
Homeownership rate: 78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
Unemployment rate: 15.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,140746

Median household income

$38,380$42,500

Median home value

$44,100$55,600

Median gross rent

$505$661

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,140	$38,380	$44,100	$505
2020	957	$34,625	$43,600	$521
2021	738	$34,688	$47,500	$550
2022	778	$37,414	$57,200	$450
2023	746	$42,500	$55,600	$661

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	38	5.1%
5 to 17	101	13.5%
18 to 24	85	11.4%
25 to 34	68	9.1%
35 to 44	109	14.6%
45 to 54	89	11.9%
55 to 64	84	11.3%
65 to 74	100	13.4%
75 and over	72	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	373	50.0%
Black or African American	12	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	355	47.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.2%

High school graduate39.1%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	69	13.2%
High school graduate	204	39.1%
Some college or associate's	162	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	58	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	29	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone70.4%

Carpooled22.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	188	70.4%
Carpooled	61	22.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	4.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	1.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	141	53.8%
15 to 29 min	15	5.7%
30 to 44 min	42	16.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	64	24.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 15.5% (109 of 703)

	Count	Share
Family households	182	54.8%
Nonfamily households	150	45.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	332	63.0%
Vacant	195	37.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	262	78.9%
Renter-occupied	70	21.1%

1-unit, detached98.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	517	98.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4869848
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.6 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.4766, -100.8502

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