COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Dawson County

Texas · 14,349 residents · 900 sq mi

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Dawson County is home to 14,349 people in Texas. 30.5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $33,000. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. That trails the Texas median by roughly 30%. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,349

−4%vs 2000

vs 14,985 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.5

−9%vs 2000

vs 35.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

900 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(1,152)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.3%(1,330)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.2%(1,315)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(1,128)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(729)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(2,050)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.6%(1,671)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(1,400)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(1,373)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(1,175)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(804)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(222)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,920

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,211 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,535

−36%vs 2000

vs $15,011 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

30.5%

+10.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,000

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$289

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $341 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.4%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.5% in 2000

26.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic42.4%(6,349)

Black8.6%(1,285)

Hispanic / Latino48.2%(7,222)

Asian0.2%(32)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic68.5%(9,829)

Black4.3%(617)

Hispanic / Latino42.3%(6,064)

Asian0%(0)

Other27.2%(3,903)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican52.5%(6,374)

Spaniard0.4%(46)

Puerto Rican0.2%(27)

South American0.2%(23)

Colombian0.2%(23)

Central American0%(6)

Honduran0%(6)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.5%(58)

Filipino0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(4)

Ancestry

American7.4%(895)

Irish5.1%(624)

German5.1%(620)

English3.6%(442)

Scottish0.9%(109)

French0.8%(101)

Italian0.7%(83)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(68)

Swedish0.5%(65)

Norwegian0.4%(54)

West Indian0.4%(46)

Jamaican0.4%(46)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.3%(38)

Polish0.2%(30)

British0.2%(29)

Canadian0.1%(16)

Austrian0.1%(13)

Czech0.1%(11)

Haitian0.1%(11)

Somali0.1%(8)

French Canadian0%(3)

Welsh0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.0%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

54.0%

−11.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.6 min

+12%vs 2000

vs 12.2 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 married45.1%(2,575)

Married37.8%(2,158)

Widowed4.2%(242)

Divorced12.9%(740)

Women 15+

Never married25.7%(1,016)

Married50.5%(1,993)

Widowed11.5%(452)

Divorced12.3%(485)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

22.5%

−2.6 ptssince 2013

from 25.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.5%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 39.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.9%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.7%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.2%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.1%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 51.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.3%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 41.5% 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)25.1%(87)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)35.8%(124)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.2%(139)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.9%(3)

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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