Dumas

Population: 14,362
Median household income: $62,129
Median home value: $151,400

Located in Moore County, Texas, Dumas is a community with a population of 14,362. The median household income of $62,129 is in line with the Moore County median ($61,325).

From 2019 to 2023, Dumas's population held roughly steady from 14,222 to 14,362, while its median home value rose 14.6% from $132,100 to $151,400.

The median gross rent is $1,029. 12.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,362
Median age: 29.3 yrs
Median household income: $62,129
Median home value: $151,400
Median gross rent: $1,029
Housing units: 5,638
Homeownership rate: 61.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,22214,362

Median household income

$57,117$62,129

Median home value

$132,100$151,400

Median gross rent

$862$1,029

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,222	$57,117	$132,100	$862
2020	14,042	$55,625	$128,100	$909
2021	14,565	$58,810	$126,500	$929
2022	14,404	$65,379	$134,300	$1,000
2023	14,362	$62,129	$151,400	$1,029

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

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1723.3%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,183	8.2%
5 to 17	3,340	23.3%
18 to 24	1,435	10.0%
25 to 34	2,163	15.1%
35 to 44	1,926	13.4%
45 to 54	1,145	8.0%
55 to 64	1,363	9.5%
65 to 74	1,042	7.3%
75 and over	765	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,090	28.5%
Black or African American	729	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	0.2%
Asian	272	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	31	0.2%
Two or more races	731	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,481	59.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.9%

High school graduate39.1%

Some college or associate's26.0%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,928	22.9%
High school graduate	3,282	39.1%
Some college or associate's	2,185	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	728	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	281	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone84.6%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.2%

Walked4.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.7%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,810	84.6%
Carpooled	670	9.8%
Public transit	17	0.2%
Walked	313	4.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	48	0.7%
Other means	13	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,200	46.9%
15 to 29 min	2,252	33.0%
30 to 44 min	553	8.1%
45 to 59 min	572	8.4%
60+ min	246	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 16.6% (2,356 of 14,168)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,523	70.4%
Nonfamily households	1,483	29.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,006	88.8%
Vacant	632	11.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,088	61.7%
Renter-occupied	1,918	38.3%

1-unit, detached75.5%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,254	75.5%
1-unit, attached	71	1.3%
2 to 4 units	529	9.4%
5 to 19 units	425	7.5%
20 or more units	164	2.9%
Mobile home & other	195	3.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4821556
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.53 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 35.8620, -101.9650