Dumas is a metro area of 21,373 people. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 31.2, younger than the US median of 38.9. The foreign-born share is 30%. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $152,600. There are 24 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $61,762, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 31.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 58%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Dumas
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share31.6% → 61.0%(+29.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share65.5% → 28.2%(−37.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants69.4% → 62.5%(−7.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)41.5%(215)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.3%(43)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21.2%(110)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.9%(15)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 518 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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Over time
Dumas, decade by decade
Dumas population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
17,865
$65,920
$110,403
10.8%
58.9
2000
20,121
$63,488
$96,548
11.0%
65.6
2010
21,904
$63,608
$119,545
13.7%
71.5
2020
21,358
$65,410
$137,082
14.2%
69.2
2024
21,373
$61,762
$152,600
12.3%
67.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
