COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Dimmit County

Texas · 10,433 residents · 1,329 sq mi

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Dimmit County is a county of 10,433 people in Texas. The poverty rate is 48.9%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 55% less than in Texas as a whole. The typical home is worth $21,300. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 28.0.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% 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

10,433

+2%vs 2000

vs 10,248 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.0

−11%vs 2000

vs 31.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,329 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.5%(892)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.3%(1,070)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1411%(1,148)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.2%(1,061)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(654)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.5%(1,299)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(1,315)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(973)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(826)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.5%(682)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(396)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(117)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$12,222

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $21,917 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$5,386

−45%vs 2000

vs $9,765 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

48.9%

+15.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 33.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$21,300

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$253

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $337 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.3%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.9% in 2000

25.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic13.2%(1,350)

Black0.7%(67)

Hispanic / Latino85%(8,708)

Asian0.7%(68)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic72.9%(7,603)

Black1.2%(127)

Hispanic / Latino83%(8,658)

Asian0%(0)

Other25.9%(2,703)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican82%(6,873)

Spaniard0.5%(39)

Central American0.2%(16)

Honduran0.2%(15)

Cuban0.1%(6)

Nicaraguan0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(28)

Asian Indian0.2%(18)

Ancestry

German1.7%(140)

English1.4%(119)

Irish1.3%(110)

American1%(86)

Armenian0.9%(73)

Swedish0.7%(59)

Subsaharan African0.4%(36)

Nigerian0.4%(36)

Scottish0.3%(22)

Italian0.1%(12)

Romanian0.1%(6)

British0%(3)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0%(3)

French0%(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

7.8%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

39.8%

−14.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.5 min

+6%vs 2000

vs 15.5 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 married41%(1,408)

Married46.6%(1,598)

Widowed0.3%(9)

Divorced12.1%(416)

Women 15+

Never married38.7%(1,223)

Married40%(1,265)

Widowed12.7%(401)

Divorced8.7%(274)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.5%

−13.6 ptssince 2013

from 28.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

28.6%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 31.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.5%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 6.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.7%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

43.7%

+11.1 ptssince 2020

from 32.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

34.4%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 38.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.2%

+9.2 ptssince 2020

from 46.0% 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)12.6%(32)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15%(38)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.1%(79)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.5%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 254 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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