Dawson County, Texas (TX)

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• • 7,63358.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4,29132.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,0187.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1421.1%Two or more races
  • 500.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 250.2%Asian alone

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 21
• Thefts: 26
• Auto thefts: 8

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 20
• Thefts: 30
• Auto thefts: 1

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,258 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $867 (1.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dawson County is $401 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $624 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lamesa, Ackerly, Welch, Los Ybanez.

Neighboring counties: Ashley County, Arkansas , Andrews County , Borden County , Eastland County , Kent County , Martin County , Stephens County .

Current college students: 579
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 699 (48.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 632010 or later
• 1572000 to 2009
• 911990 to 1999
• 1291980 to 1989
• 771970 to 1979
• 138Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 14.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,595
• One, attached: 18
• Two: 45
• 3 or 4: 58
• 5 to 9: 125
• 10 to 19: 13
• 20 to 49: 20
• 50 or more: 23
• Mobile homes: 397
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Dawson County with a mortgage: 942 (0 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,182

Religion statistics for Dawson County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Dawson County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
• Texas Hurricane Alex, Incident Period: June 30, 2010 to August 14, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1931: August 03, 2010, FEMA Id: 1931, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3216: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 12, 2000 to January 15, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1356: January 08, 2001, FEMA Id: 1356, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Texas Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 01, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3142: September 01, 1999, FEMA Id: 3142, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas Extreme Fire Hazard, Incident Period: August 30, 1993 to November 15, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3113: September 10, 1993, FEMA Id: 3113, Natural disaster type: Fire

5.64% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($44,017 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.64% relocated from other counties in Texas ($44,017 average AGI)
0.68% relocated from other states ($6,448 average AGI)

Dawson County:	0.68%
Texas average:	2.52%

from Lubbock County, TX	0.92% ($41,368 average AGI)
from Howard County, TX	0.56% ($39,565)

6.69% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($37,392 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.01% relocated to other counties in Texas ($33,791 average AGI)
0.67% relocated to other states ($3,601 average AGI)

Dawson County:	0.67%
Texas average:	2.32%

to Lubbock County, TX	1.47% ($27,557 average AGI)
to Midland County, TX	0.55% ($43,957)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Dawson County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 26%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 27%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 1,920 (578 living alone), Female householders: 2,533 (691 living alone)

• 2,055 spouses (2,030 opposite-sex spouses), 191 unmarried partners, (178 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,328 children (3,112 natural, 21 adopted, 193 stepchildren), 710 grandchildren, 35 brothers or sisters, 39 parents, 143 foster children, 189 other relatives, 212 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,776

Size of family households: 1,259 2-persons, 730 3-persons, 514 4-persons, 195 5-persons, 155 6-persons, 97 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,269 1-person, 196 2-persons, 31 6-persons.

1,522 married couples with children.
824 single-parent households (25 men, 799 women).

61.8% of residents of Dawson speak English at home.
37.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $129,243,000 ($8,986 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $375,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $28,121,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $32,759,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $36,604,000
Federal grants: $28,542,000
Federal procurement contracts: $398,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,819,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $149,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,686,000
Federal Government insurance: $40,599,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-80 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.67 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Dawson County, Texas
• 1442014 or later
• 452010 to 2013
• 1192000 to 2009
• 3881990 to 1999
• 5731980 to 1989
• 7941970 to 1979
• 1,0671960 to 1969
• 1,3791950 to 1959
• 5321940 to 1949
• 2281939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Dawson County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dawson County, Texas
• 101 room
• 362 rooms
• 693 rooms
• 3614 rooms
• 7975 rooms
• 8016 rooms
• 5207 rooms
• 3168 rooms
• 1689+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dawson County, Texas
• 501 room
• 112 rooms
• 2253 rooms
• 3284 rooms
• 4305 rooms
• 1626 rooms
• 547 rooms
• 618 rooms
• 279+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Dawson County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Dawson County, Texas
• 27no bedroom
• 961 bedroom
• 8752 bedrooms
• 1,7423 bedrooms
• 2874 bedrooms
• 285+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dawson County, Texas
• 50no bedroom
• 2591 bedroom
• 5032 bedrooms
• 4243 bedrooms
• 1274 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Dawson County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Dawson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 208no vehicle
• 7781 vehicle
• 1,2592 vehicles
• 5613 vehicles
• 2114 vehicles
• 605+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Dawson County in renter-occupied apartments
• 268no vehicle
• 6071 vehicle
• 2272 vehicles
• 2383 vehicles
• 394 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

78.5% of Dawson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in Texas.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 10,977
• Other state: 1,412
• Northeast: 139
• Midwest: 322
• South: 482
• West: 473

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 496
• Number of aged recipients: 105
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 391
• Number of recipients under 18: 43
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 251
• Number of recipients older than 64: 202
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 252
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 190