County population in 2012: 10,461 (61% urban, 39% rural); it was 10,248 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 791 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,687 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,446 Renter-occupied apartments: 943 (it was 862 in 2000)
% of renters here:
26%
State:
36%
Land area: 1331 sq. mi. Water area: 3.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 8 people per square mile
(very low).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Dimmit County: 78.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (28.6%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (23.0%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $626 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $346 (0.8%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 37.2%
(16.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 41.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 31.6% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 35 years old
(Males: 34 years old, Females: 36 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 35 years old, Black residents: 34 years old, American Indian residents: 55 years old, Asian residents: 29 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 34 years old, Other race residents: 34 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
33.2%
Whole state:
15.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
12.5%
Whole state:
6.7%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dimmit County is $398 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $659 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Dimmit County: County Line (A), Carrizo Springs Golf Course (B), AE Dahl (C), Adolf Shilling (D), Brauer Ranch (E), Briscoe Ranch (F), Briscoe Ranch Number 2 (G), C D Decken (H), C M Beazly (I), CW Bonham (J), Carl Ellengton (K), DK Moffatt (L), Diamond H Ranch (M), Dick Moffet (N), Dulding Ranch (O), E Meadows (P), E Smith (Q), EC Bennett (R), Eardly Farm (S), Erskine Rhodes (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Soldier Lake (A), Buckhorn Lake (B), Encina Lake (C), Farias Lake (D), Hamilton Lake (E), Harrison Lake Number 1 (F), Harrison Lake Number 2 (G), Harrison Lake Number 3 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bonito Creek (A), Cayetano Creek (B), Velenzuela Creek (C), San Roque Creek (D), San Pedro Creek (E), Arroyo Negro (F), Sage Creek (G), El Barrosa Creek (H), Las Tablas Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 419 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 54.3% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 783 (54% naturalized citizens)
Dimmit County:
7.6%
Whole state:
13.9%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 16
1990 to 1994: 159
1985 to 1989: 79
1980 to 1984: 23
1975 to 1979: 84
1970 to 1974: 93
1970 to 1974: 54
1965 to 1969: 275
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.7%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,026
One, attached: 57
Two: 70
3 or 4: 126
5 to 9: 27
20 or more: 20
Mobile homes: 769
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17
Housing units in Dimmit County with a mortgage: 519 (17 second mortgage, 36 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,297
Here:
28.6% with mortgage
State:
64.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 111.42%
Here
111.4%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 11,418 Total congregations: 12
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Churches of Christ
Other
Adherents
9,703 (85.0%)
1,325 (11.6%)
232 (2.0%)
50 (0.4%)
108 (0.9%)
Congregations
2 (16.7%)
3 (25.0%)
2 (16.7%)
1 (8.3%)
4 (33.3%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 2129 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $102,569 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $623.29 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 90.81% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $105,342 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.71% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 36.17% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $23,446 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.30% Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.49 Vegetables: 750 harvested acres Land in orchards: 498 acres
Tornado activity:
Dimmit County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 7.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Earthquake activity:
Dimmit County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/3/2005 at 14:39:16, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 33.8 miles away from the county center On 5/16/1993 at 15:30:19, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.2 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)
Most recent natural disasters:
Texas 322 Fire, Incident Period: March 15, 2008 to March 18, 2008, Fire Management Assistance Declared: March 15, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-FM-2753, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 1, 2008, Emergency Declared (EM-3284): March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-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: FEMA-DR-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: FEMA-EM-3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3216): September 2, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 29, 2002 to July 31, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1425): July 4, 2002, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1425, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Texas Extreme Fire Hazard, Incident Period: August 30, 1993 to November 15, 1993, Emergency Declared (EM-3113): September 10, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3113, Natural disaster type: Fire
The number of natural disasters in Dimmit County (7) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2 Emergencies Declared: 4
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Cashiers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (93%)
Canada (2%)
Philippines (1%)
India (1%)
Pakistan (1%)
United Kingdom (1%)
Chile (0%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Dimmit County (%):
United States or American (3%)
German (2%)
Irish (1%)
Scottish (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
English (1%)
French (except Basque) (0%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 2,463 (77%)
Carpooled: 539 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0%)
Motorcycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 55 (2%)
Other means: 70 (2%)
Worked at home: 71 (2%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
People in group quarters in Dimmit County, Texas in 2000:
70 people in nursing homes
20 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
15 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
10 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
6 people in religious group quarters
People in group quarters in Dimmit County, Texas in 2010:
55 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
29 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
12 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
8 people in other noninstitutional facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $35,398.
6.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,172 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.30%
Texas average:
8.37%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.57% relocated from other counties in Texas ($17,328 average AGI)
1.73% relocated from other states ($4,844 average AGI)
Dimmit County:
1.73%
Texas average:
3.06%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,913 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.34%
Texas average:
7.44%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.92% relocated to other counties in Texas ($20,278 average AGI)
1.42% relocated to other states ($3,631 average AGI)
Dimmit County:
1.42%
Texas average:
2.17%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.8 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 17.3
Births per 1000 population in Dimmit County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.0 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population in Dimmit County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Dimmit County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,429 (1,196 aged, 233 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 32% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 32%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 9.78 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10869.78 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 342.430 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 70188.83
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 2049.060 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 423.280
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 9.65 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 67.34
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1 Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 9,892
In family households: 8,884 (1,654 male householders, 902 female householders)
1,660 spouses, 3,456 children (3,252 natural, 54 adopted, 150 stepchildren), 599 grandchildren, 91 brothers or sisters, 68 parents, 110 other relatives, 234 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,008 (408 male householders (344 living alone)), 457 female householders (409 living alone)), 143 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 104 (96 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 886 2-persons, 610 3-persons, 474 4-persons, 333 5-persons, 147 6-persons, 106 7-or-more-persons.
23.5% of residents of Dimmit County speak English at home.
76.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $87,569,000 ($8568 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $420,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $17,175,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,104,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $946,000 Federal grants: $41,787,000 Federal procurement contracts: $293,000 ($17,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $11,264,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $865,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,184,000 Federal Government insurance: $2,391,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 920
Here:
89 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 388
Here:
37 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +11
Here:
+1 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -368
Here:
-35 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Dimmit County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.09 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.0
State:
5.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.4
State:
3.8
Year house built
2005 or later: 60
2000 to 2004: 365
1990 to 1999: 553
1980 to 1989: 712
1970 to 1979: 1,088
1960 to 1969: 389
1950 to 1959: 457
1940 to 1949: 285
1939 or earlier: 351
Rooms in houses/apartments in Dimmit County, Texas
69% of Dimmit County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Texas.
Dimmit County:
69.0%
State average:
51.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 8208
Northeast: 16
Midwest: 723
South: 152
West: 326
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $16,900
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Dimmit County
35.0 years
33.0 years
(49.8%)
(50.2%)
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