Dimmit County, Texas

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 8,507
Median household income: $33,409
Median home value: $80,300

Dimmit County, Texas counts 8,507 residents. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $33,409 runs below the Texas figure of $76,292.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dimmit County's population declined 18.5% from 10,438 to 8,507, while its median household income rose 23.0% from $27,161 to $33,409.

83.0% of workers drive to work alone. 58.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,507
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $33,409
Median home value: $80,300
Median gross rent: $753
Housing units: 4,012
Homeownership rate: 60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,4388,507

Median household income

$27,161$33,409

Median home value

$72,800$80,300

Median gross rent

$724$753

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,438	$27,161	$72,800	$724
2020	10,232	$25,996	$61,300	$694
2021	8,840	$25,000	$57,700	$615
2022	8,672	$27,374	$75,900	$664
2023	8,507	$33,409	$80,300	$753

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1721.4%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 4417.7%

45 to 547.3%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	594	7.0%
5 to 17	1,819	21.4%
18 to 24	924	10.9%
25 to 34	749	8.8%
35 to 44	1,505	17.7%
45 to 54	621	7.3%
55 to 64	886	10.4%
65 to 74	862	10.1%
75 and over	547	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	804	9.5%
Black or African American	60	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	99	1.2%
Asian	15	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	54	0.6%
Two or more races	72	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,403	87.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.6%

High school graduate36.1%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree5.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,324	25.6%
High school graduate	1,868	36.1%
Some college or associate's	1,407	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	282	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	289	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,071	83.0%
Carpooled	154	6.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	105	4.2%
Bicycle	4	0.2%
Worked from home	140	5.6%
Other means	20	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,106	47.0%
15 to 29 min	520	22.1%
30 to 44 min	308	13.1%
45 to 59 min	59	2.5%
60+ min	361	15.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 44.8% (3,758 of 8,382)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,176	72.3%
Nonfamily households	834	27.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,010	75.0%
Vacant	1,002	25.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,830	60.8%
Renter-occupied	1,180	39.2%

1-unit, detached58.2%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other27.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,333	58.2%
1-unit, attached	120	3.0%
2 to 4 units	341	8.5%
5 to 19 units	13	0.3%
20 or more units	92	2.3%
Mobile home & other	1,113	27.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 48127
State: Texas
Land area: 1,329 sq mi
Water area: 5.63 sq mi
Center point: 28.4236, -99.7659

Cities & places

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