Dawson County, TX Demographic Data
Dawson County, TX Summary
Dawson County is located in Texas
- Population: 13,761
- Area: 902.13 sq. miles
- Land Area: 900.31 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.82 sq. miles
- Population Density: 15.25 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,992.13 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Dawson County, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,839
44%
50.8
Male
7,478
56%
49.2
Total Population
13,317
323,128,000
Dawson County, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
929
7.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
832
6.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
985
7.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
823
6.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,147
8.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,352
17.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,565
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,462
11.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
704
5.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
599
4.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,000
7.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
663
5.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
256
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
10,082
75.7%
77.2
Female
4,258
42.2%
51.3
Male
5,824
57.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
9,527
71.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,306
17.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,919
14.4%
15.2
Female
1,120
58.4%
55.8
Male
799
41.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
33
0.0%
0.0
Dawson County, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
13,099
98.4%
96.8
White
10,332
77.6%
72.6
Black or African American
780
5.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
292
2.2%
0.8
Asian
86
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
3
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
3
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
7
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
73
0.5%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
4
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
4
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1,605
12.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
218
1.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
7,401
55.6%
17.8
Mexican
6,544
49.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
41
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
11
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
805
6.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,916
44.4%
82.2
Dawson County, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,059
12.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,165
13.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,125
36.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,846
21.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
320
3.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
806
9.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
280
3.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,224
25.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
6,377
74.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,086
12.7%
31.2
Dawson County, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,325
31.5%
33.7%
Now Married
5,022
47.5%
47.5
Divorced
1,137
10.8%
11.0%
Separated
301
2.8%
2.0
Widowed
786
7.4
5.8%
Dawson County, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
7,678
62.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
4,710
38.0%
21.6%
Spanish
4,505
36.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
119
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
55
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
31
0.3%
1.1%
Dawson County, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
418
9.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
263
6.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
629
14.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
472
10.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
626
14.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
714
16.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
525
12.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
465
10.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
76
1.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
141
3.3%
6.4
Median household income
42,354
57,617
Per capita income
21,193
31,128
Dawson County, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
943
19.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
338
6.9%
9.8
Construction
315
6.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
878
18.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
146
3.0%
6.6
Information
88
1.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
270
5.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
249
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
229
4.7%
11.4
Public administration
469
9.6%
4.6
Retail trade
516
10.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
314
6.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
115
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
893
18.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,233
25.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
803
16.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,113
22.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
828
17.0%
18.1%
Dawson County, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,741
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,827
80.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
704
14.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
10
0.2%
5.1
Walked
80
1.7%
2.7
Other means
38
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
82
1.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.9
26.6
Dawson County, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
297
6.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,437
33.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,820
42.0%
37.1
3 or more
775
17.9%
21.0
Dawson County, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,329
83.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,095
71.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,234
28.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
877
16.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Dawson County, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,206
1 room
14
0.3%
2.4
2 rooms
96
1.8%
2.7
3 rooms
231
4.4%
9.1
4 rooms
993
19.1%
16.5
5 rooms
1,308
25.1%
19.8
6 rooms
1,277
24.5%
17.8
7 rooms
610
11.7%
12.0
8 rooms
479
9.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
198
3.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Dawson County, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,206
1-unit, detached
4,503
86.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
13
0.2%
5.9
2-units
47
0.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
50
1.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
131
2.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
60
1.2%
4.4
20 or more units
51
1.0%
9.0
Mobile home
351
6.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Dawson County, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
251
4.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
681
13.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,362
26.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,196
23.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
699
13.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
562
10.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
281
5.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
105
2.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
39
0.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
30
0.6%
1.4%
Dawson County, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,657
61.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
188
4.3%
4.7
Electricity
1,469
33.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
6
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
7
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
2
0.0%
1.1
Dawson County, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,147
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
4
0.3%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
28
2.4%
11.8%
Less than $500
66
5.8%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
86
7.5%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
368
32.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
595
51.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
672
59.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
117
10.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
119
10.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
27
2.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
197
17.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
15
0.0%
0.0%
Dawson County, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
895
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1
0.1%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
44
4.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
296
33.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
554
61.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
339
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
586
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
226
26.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
120
14.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
102
11.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
146
17.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
34
4.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
227
26.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
379
0.0%
0.0%
Dawson County, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,095
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,230
39.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
982
31.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
371
12.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
253
8.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
197
6.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
36
1.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
21
0.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
5
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
62,200
205,000
