Texas

Dawson County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Hispanic
58%
European
32%
African
8.5%
Other
1.5%

Compared with Texas and the United States

Dawson Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricDawson CountyTexasUnited States
Hispanic58%40.9%—
Non-Hispanic White32%37.3%58%
Black or African American8.5%12.3%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0.9%0.3%—
Indian0.1%2.6%—
East Asian0%1.3%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Dawson County next to Texas and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricDawson CountyTexasUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—97.1 (−2.9%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—96.5 (−3.5%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$54,360$78,476$80,734
Median home value$103,400$283,800$332,700
Home price to income1.9×3.6×4.1×
Median gross rent$777/mo$1,403/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income17.2%21.5%21.0%