Dimmitt, Texas

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Castro County

Population in July 2008: 3,701. Population change since 2000: -15.4%

Males: 1,791	(48.4%)
Females: 1,910	(51.6%)

Median resident age:	32.2 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 79027.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,569 (it was $27,454 in 2000)

Dimmitt:	$31,569
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,013

Dimmitt:	$17,013
Texas:	$23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $71,291 (it was $47,500 in 2000)

Dimmitt:	$71,291
Texas:	$120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $86,169; Detached houses: $87,004; In 2-unit structures: $38,219; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $87,131; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $16,684; Mobile homes: $35,702; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $162,500

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Races in Dimmitt:

Hispanic (56.9%)
White Non-Hispanic (39.5%)
Other race (18.1%)
Black (3.0%)
Two or more races (2.2%)
American Indian (2.1%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Dimmitt: 75.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (9.6%), German (4.6%), Irish (3.8%), English (2.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 3877 feet

Land area: 2.07 square miles.

Population density: 1790 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Dimmitt

High school or higher: 62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
Unemployed: 7.5%
Mean travel time to work: 15.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dimmitt city

Never married: 20.9%
Now married: 57.3%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 10.2%
Divorced: 9.6%

416 residents are foreign born (9.3% Latin America).

This city:	9.5%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Dimmitt, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Dimmitt to the number of sex offenders is 285 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Dimmitt:	1.4% ($671)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Amarillo, TX (52.3 miles , pop. 173,627).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (246.9 miles , pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (340.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Nazareth, TX (3.5 miles ), Hart, TX (4.0 miles ), Hereford, TX (4.4 miles ), Springlake, TX (4.7 miles) , Earth, TX (4.7 miles ), Friona, TX (4.9 miles ), Olton, TX (5.2 miles ), Happy, TX (5.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 1 building, cost: $55,000
1998: 1 building, cost: $56,800
1999: 1 building, cost: $32,800
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 1 building, cost: $94,000
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 1 building, cost: $219,000
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 34.55 N, Longitude: 102.32 W

Area code: 806

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Dimmitt, Texas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -173 (-3.8%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
Food (16%)
Construction (9%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Educational services (3%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (26%)
Health care (15%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Food (6%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (15%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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Crime in Dimmitt by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	21.9	0.0	23.7	0.0	24.4	0.0
Assaults	10	9	7	10	9	8	11
per 100,000	223.5	196.9	162.7	237.4	220.5	195.4	288.3
Burglaries	23	23	44	40	55	57	28
per 100,000	514.1	503.3	1022.8	949.7	1347.4	1392.3	733.9
Thefts	63	63	89	113	175	102	84
per 100,000	1408.1	1378.6	2068.8	2682.8	4287.1	2491.5	2201.8
Auto thefts	3	6	9	8	12	3	6
per 100,000	67.1	131.3	209.2	189.9	294.0	73.3	157.3
Arson	1	2	4	2	0	2	0
per 100,000	22.4	43.8	93.0	47.5	0.0	48.9	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	142.4	146.8	203.6	243.6	333.4	249.4	209.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 9 (7 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.89
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Dimmitt, Texas

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Dimmitt-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 140% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/17/1970, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.9 miles away from the Dimmitt city center killed one person and injured 13 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/12/1960, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.4 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 32 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Dimmitt-area historical earthquake activity is above Texas state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/17/2000 at 01:08:05, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 64.7 miles away from Dimmitt center
On 12/16/2000 at 22:08:54, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 65.7 miles away from the city center
On 3/25/1996 at 06:43:46, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 75.1 miles away from the city center
On 2/18/2006 at 05:49:41, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 83.1 miles away from Dimmitt center
On 9/24/2003 at 15:02:09, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 59.9 miles away from the city center
On 8/7/2000 at 17:19:08, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.9 miles away from Dimmitt center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospital/medical center in Dimmitt:

PLAINS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (310 W HALSELL ST BOX 278)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Dimmitt:

PARMER COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; FRIONA, TX)
HEREFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles; HEREFORD, TX)
SWISHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; TULIA, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Dimmitt, TX

Airports located in Dimmitt:

Dimmitt Municipal Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 200, Local Ops: 2,400)
Ott Farms Airport (Runways: 1)

See detailed data for Airports located in Dimmitt, TX

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dimmitt:

WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; CANYON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,476)
WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; PLAINVIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 2,578)
AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 50 miles; AMARILLO, TX; FT enrollment: 4,876)
EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 65 miles; PORTALES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,955)
SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE (about 66 miles; LEVELLAND, TX; FT enrollment: 3,851)
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; FT enrollment: 22,439)
NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 173 miles; LAS VEGAS, NM; FT enrollment: 2,278)

Public high school in Dimmitt:

DIMMITT High School (Students: 293; Location: 1505 WESTERN CIR DR; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 37)

Public elementary/middle schools in Dimmitt:

RICHARDSON Elementary (Students: 489; Location: 708 W STINSON ST; Grades: EE-3; Our rating: 54)
DIMMITT MIDDLE (Students: 320; Location: 805 W JONES ST; Grades: 4-8; Our rating: 40)

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Library in Dimmitt:

RHOADS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $80,438; Location: 103 SW 2ND ST; 20,604 books; 881 audio materials; 80 video materials; 36 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Castro County Courthouse (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Dimmitt include: Presbyterian Church (A), Emanuel Baptist Church (B), First Baptist Church (C), Lee Street Baptist Church (D), New Hope Baptist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Castro County Museum (404 West Halsell Street).

Average household size:

This city:	2.9 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	76.8%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.4%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	23.1%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	6.9%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dimmitt, TX

People in group quarters in Dimmitt

51 people in nursing homes
11 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
2 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards

Dimmitt compared to Texas state average:

Dimmitt, Texas environmental map by EPA

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Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
House age below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Dimmitt (2009 data):

First United Bank: at 201 North Broadway, branch established on 1907-03-07; Detached Drive-In Facility at 201 North Broadway, branch established on 1977-08-29. Info updated 2007-02-12: Bank assets: $827.6 mil, Deposits: $704.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Plains Bancorp, Inc.
First Bank of Muleshoe: Dimmitt Branch at 215 West Bedford, branch established on 1993-06-28. Info updated 2008-04-17: Bank assets: $98.3 mil, Deposits: $87.0 mil, headquarters in Muleshoe, TX, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Dg Partnership, Ltd

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Dimmitt mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Castro County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (85%) Electricity (13%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Dimmitt

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	46.4%	34.0%	10.7%	5.6%	3.3%
Congregations	38.1%	14.3%	9.5%	14.3%	23.8%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	3	$5,719	$22,876	0	$0
Other Government Administration	3	$7,417	$29,668	8	$996
Judicial and Legal	2	$2,936	$17,616	1	$892
Police Protection - Officers	5	$14,012	$33,629	0	$0
Police - Other	2	$2,661	$15,966	0	$0
Streets and Highways	2	$3,208	$19,248	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	5	$9,325	$22,380	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$1,669	$20,028	0	$0
Water Supply	4	$6,981	$20,943	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$372
Totals for Government	27	$53,928	$23,968	10	$2,260

Dimmitt government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $246,000
Sewerage: $107,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $415,000
Water Utilities: $383,000

Financial Administration: $196,000

General - Other: $150,000

Solid Waste Management: $149,000

Sewerage: $54,000

Health Services - Other: $53,000

Regular Highways: $46,000

Fire Protection: $34,000

Parks & Recreation: $21,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $57,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $99,000
Police Protection: $22,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,919,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $725,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Tax - Property: $274,000
Total General Sales: $247,000

NEC: $55,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $232,000

6.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,325 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.68%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Lamb County, TX	0.56% ($28,154 average AGI)
from Randall County, TX	0.56% ($41,231)
from Deaf Smith County, TX	0.52% ($20,333)

10.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,399 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.90%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Deaf Smith County, TX	1.24% ($22,900 average AGI)
to Randall County, TX	1.08% ($31,077)
to Hale County, TX	1.04% ($21,440)

Strongest AM radio stations in Dimmitt:

KDHN (1470 AM; 1 kW; DIMMITT, TX; Owner: COLLINS COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY)
KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
KIJN (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FARWELL, TX; Owner: METROPOLITIAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
KGNC (710 AM; 10 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
KIXZ (940 AM; 5 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KVOP (1090 AM; 5 kW; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC)
KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KTNZ (1010 AM; 5 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)
KPUR (1440 AM; 5 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KFYO (790 AM; 5 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dimmitt:

KBTE (104.9 FM; TULIA, TX; Owner: DOVE MEDIA, INC.)
KNNK (100.5 FM; DIMMITT, TX; Owner: JAMES D. PEELER)
KJNZ (103.5 FM; HEREFORD, TX; Owner: TAHOKA RADIO, LLC)
KGRW (94.7 FM; FRIONA, TX; Owner: AMIGO RADIO, LTD.)
KPAN-FM (106.3 FM; HEREFORD, TX; Owner: KPAN BROADCASTERS)

TV broadcast stations around Dimmitt:

KLBK-TV (Channel 13; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: QUORUM OF TEXAS LICENSE, LLC)
KCVP-LP (Channel 34; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: PRIME TIME CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Dimmitt, Texas:

Fatal accident count: 5
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 7
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
Fatalities: 5
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 8
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Texas average:

Fatal accident count: 164
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 248
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 46
Fatalities: 181
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 430
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 23

Dimmitt fatal accident list:
Jul 12, 2007 07:32 AM, Lee, Lat: 34.546392, Lon: -102.314594, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 17, 1999 07:35 AM, Sr-86, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 19, 1995 06:13 AM, 86, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 9, 1989 07:30 AM, 86, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 28, 1987 06:40 AM, 385, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Dimmitt)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Dimmitt, TX)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: KB5AOI, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 10/28/1998, Expiration Date: 10/28/2008
Registrant: John L Womack, Hcr 2 Box 14, Dimmitt, TX 79027
Call Sign: KC5IYJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00944625
Grant Date: 11/24/2004, Expiration Date: 08/09/2014, Certifier: Debi K Winkle
Registrant: Debi K Winkle, 506 Sw 10th, Dimmitt, TX 79027
Call Sign: KC5KOQ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00939134
Grant Date: 11/10/2004, Expiration Date: 10/28/2014, Certifier: Mary Y Wakefield
Registrant: Mary Y Wakefield, 711 W Stinson St, Dimmitt, TX 79027
Call Sign: KD5CSP, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 11/24/1997, Expiration Date: 11/24/2007
Registrant: Edwin D Harris, 71 Pine St, Dimmitt, TX 79027
Call Sign: KE5TND, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01381305
Grant Date: 03/19/2008, Expiration Date: 03/19/2018, Certifier: Justin M Damron
Registrant: Justin M Damron, 3001 Fm 1524, Dimmitt, TX 79027

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 12 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Dimmitt)

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