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Dawson Independent School District, TX

413 Population
138 square miles 3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

26.6 ±9.7 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Dawson County: 34.8 ±0.7
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,591 ±$9,593 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Dawson County: $26,655 † ±$3,225
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$51,667 ±$22,105 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Dawson County: $54,360 † ±$12,783
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

14.8% ±15% (61  ±68) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Dawson County: 19.6% † 2,014 (±5.6% / ±580)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.1 minutes ±1.5 (3,145  ±1,350) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Dawson County: 24.4 † 107,025 (±3 / ±14,729)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

132 ±48 Number of households
  • Dawson County: 4,043 ±207
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.1 ±0.9 (413  ±189) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Dawson County: 2.5 10,248 (±0.1 / ±64)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,571,696
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3% ±4.2% (2  ±3) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Dawson County: 13% † 284 (±6.8% / ±148)
  • about half the rate in Texas: 5.6% 417,420 (±0.1% / ±5,681)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

167 ±52 Number of housing units
  • Dawson County: 4,903 ±43
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$177,100 ±$69,228 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Dawson County: $103,400 † ±$14,599
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

34.9% ±20.6% (143  ±107) Moved since previous year
  • 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)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

58.9% ±14.5% (139  ±57.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Dawson County: 72.1% 5,637 (±5.6% / ±455.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 86% 16,951,277 (±0.2% / ±43,005)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
14.8% ±14% (35  ±35) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 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)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

28.1% ±20.5% (116  ±100) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Dawson County: 8.4% 1,021
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 17.6% 5,302,466
  • about double the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

1.3% ±1.6% (3  ±4) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in Dawson County: 3.8% † 346 (±1.3% / ±118)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,402,357 (±0.1% / ±10,216)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
3 Total veterans ±4 3 Male ±4 N/A Female ±15

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