COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Dallam County

Texas · 5,461 residents · 1,503 sq mi

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Dallam County is a county of 5,461 people in Texas. Median home value sits at $27,900. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. That trails the Texas median by roughly 27%. Median household income is $19,764, under the $30,130 national median. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,461

−12%vs 2000

vs 6,222 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.2

+6%vs 2000

vs 31.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,503 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(449)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(462)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(443)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(420)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.1%(223)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(909)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.1%(718)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(577)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(494)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.4%(405)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(313)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(48)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,764

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,946 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,250

−32%vs 2000

vs $13,653 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.1%

+3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$27,900

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$305

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $426 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.7%

+5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.1% in 2000

31.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic68.4%(4,257)

Black1.6%(100)

Hispanic / Latino28.4%(1,766)

Asian0.2%(13)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.3%(4,601)

Black1.3%(73)

Hispanic / Latino21.8%(1,192)

Asian0.1%(6)

Other14.3%(781)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican50.8%(3,709)

Central American0.3%(22)

Guatemalan0.3%(22)

Spaniard0.1%(6)

Asian origin

Filipino0%(3)

Ancestry

German10.2%(746)

English7.8%(568)

Irish4.9%(360)

American4.3%(314)

Arab1.2%(86)

Lebanese1.2%(86)

Subsaharan African1.2%(84)

Dutch0.7%(48)

French0.6%(43)

Norwegian0.3%(21)

Italian0.2%(15)

West Indian0.2%(13)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.2%(11)

Scottish0.1%(9)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(8)

Swiss0.1%(8)

Canadian0.1%(6)

Greek0.1%(4)

Danish0%(3)

Portuguese0%(2)

Ukrainian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.2%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.0%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.0%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.3 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 11.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.7%(918)

Married57.2%(1,607)

Widowed3.4%(96)

Divorced6.7%(188)

Women 15+

Never married32.1%(795)

Married55.1%(1,365)

Widowed4%(98)

Divorced8.8%(218)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

24.4%

−0.7 ptssince 2013

from 25.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.6%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 41.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.1%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.2%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.5%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.7%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 53.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.4%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 29.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)59%(204)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.8%(41)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25.7%(89)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.8%(20)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 346 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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