COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dodson vs Pampa
PLACE A
Dodson, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Pampa, Texas
Dodson is 99% smaller than Pampa. Pampa earns more, with a median household income $19,840 higher. Pampa has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -15%).
DODSONPAMPADIFFERENCE
Total population8916,414−99% vs Pampa
Population density1461,820−1,674
Population growth-14.7%-6.3%−8.4 pts
Median age44.035.3+8.7
Male60.0%50.4%+9.6 pts
Female40.0%49.6%−9.6 pts
Foreign-born10.0%12.5%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic50.0%57.6%−7.6 pts
Black0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino35.0%35.2%−0.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other15.0%3.8%+11.2 pts
Median household income$36,786$56,626−$19,840
Per capita income$14,780$35,014−$20,234
Poverty rate50.0%17.2%+32.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3360.495−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%17.0%−4.5 pts
Graduate degree0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Unemployment rate25.0%6.1%+18.9 pts
Labor force participation47.1%64.2%−17.1 pts
Median home value$106,300$100,700+$5,600
Median gross rent$225$934−$709
Owner-occupied77.8%74.1%+3.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%18.7%−18.7 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%41.8%+58.2 pts
Average commute15.616.7−1.0
Worked from home0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured30.0%18.9%+11.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025