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Census Tract 9505, Dawson, TX

3,087 Population
2.3 square miles 1,365.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.9 ±5.6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Lamesa: 34.2 ±1.6
  • a little higher than the figure in Dawson County: 34.8 ±0.7
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1

Economics

$28,141 ±$5,673 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Lamesa: $29,918 † ±$4,230
  • a little higher than the amount in Dawson County: $26,655 † ±$3,225
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
$46,373 ±$20,791 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Lamesa: $49,007 † ±$10,244
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Dawson County: $54,360 † ±$12,783
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263

16.1% ±6.3% (498  ±208) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Lamesa: 22.7% † 1,887 (±6.8% / ±563)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Dawson County: 19.6% † 2,014 (±5.6% / ±580)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)

27.2 minutes ±5.4 (32,995  ±8,513) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Lamesa: 24.9 † 87,705 (±3.6 / ±14,349)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Dawson County: 24.4 † 107,025 (±3 / ±14,729)
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)

Families

1,229 ±170 Number of households
  • Lamesa: 3,409 ±191
  • Dawson County: 4,043 ±207
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
2.5 ±0.2 (3,087  ±475) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Lamesa: 2.4 8,299 (±0.1 / ±34)
  • about the same as the figure in Dawson County: 2.5 10,248 (±0.1 / ±64)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,571,696

28.2% ±19.4% (158  ±117) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Lamesa: 13.7% † 255 (±7.6% / ±142)
  • more than double the rate in Dawson County: 13% † 284 (±6.8% / ±148)
  • more than double the rate in Texas: 5.6% 417,420 (±0.1% / ±5,681)

Housing

1,570 ±160 Number of housing units
  • Lamesa: 4,073 ±108
  • Dawson County: 4,903 ±43
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574

$97,200 ±$22,196 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Lamesa: $95,000 † ±$11,298
  • a little less than the amount in Dawson County: $103,400 † ±$14,599
  • about one-third of the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738

35.4% ±15.9% (1,056  ±498.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Lamesa: 22.6% † 1,871 (±7.2% / ±595.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Dawson County: 23.1% † 2,781 (±5.3% / ±634.4)
  • more than double the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)

Social

76.5% ±10.9% (1,415  ±270.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Lamesa: 76% 3,850 (±7% / ±386.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Dawson County: 72.1% 5,637 (±5.6% / ±455.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 86% 16,951,277 (±0.2% / ±43,005)
14.5% ±4.5% (269  ±90.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Lamesa: 13.8% † 699 (±2.9% / ±148)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Dawson County: 12.7% † 995 (±2.1% / ±166.7)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Texas: 33.8% 6,669,107 (±0.1% / ±27,455.2)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

9.5% ±4.9% (294  ±157) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Lamesa: 5.6% † 468 (±2.1% / ±179)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Dawson County: 8.4% 1,021
  • about half the rate in Texas: 17.6% 5,302,466

5.7% ±3.7% (127  ±83) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Lamesa: 3.9% † 235 (±1.7% / ±102)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Dawson County: 3.8% † 346 (±1.3% / ±118)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,402,357 (±0.1% / ±10,216)
127 Total veterans ±83 94 Male ±67 33 Female ±40

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