Dawson County Profile

Compiled by
The County Information Project, Texas Association of Counties

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POPULATION (Census Bureau)
County Population     «History»   «Group Quarters»
Census 2010:13,833more
Census 2000:14,985more
Population of the County Seat (Lamesa)
Census 2010:9,422 
Census 2000:9,952 
POPULATION OF PLACES IN DAWSON COUNTY - 2010 (Census Bureau)
Note: City and town populations include only those parts of each place found within this county. Use our «Town & City Search» to find the total population of each place.
Dawson County:13,833more
Ackerly city (part):158more
Lamesa city (part):9,422more
Los Ybanez city:19more
O'Donnell city (part):118more
Balance of Dawson County:4,116more
GENERAL INFORMATION
County Size in Square Miles (Census Bureau and EPA)
Land Area:900.3more
Water Area:1.8more
Total Area:902.1more
Population Density Per Square Mile
2010:15.36more
DEMOGRAPHICS
Ethnicity - 2010 (Census Bureau)
Percent Hispanic:53.4%more
Race - 2010 (Census Bureau)
Percent White Alone:76.7%more
Percent African American Alone:6.5%more
Percent American Indian and Alaska Native Alone:0.7%more
Percent Asian Alone:0.4%more
Percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone:0.1%more
Percent Multi-Racial:2.3%more
Age - 2009 (Census Bureau)
17 and Under:24.7%more
65 and Older:14.0%more
85 and Older:1.9%more
Median Age:33.4more
Income
Per Capita Income - 2009 (BEA):$27,409more
Total Personal Income - 2009 (BEA):$374,320,000more
Median Household Income - 2010 (Census Bureau):$33,938more
Poverty - 2010 (Census Bureau)
Percent of Population in Poverty:25.7%more
Percent of Population under 18 in Poverty:35.5%more
Wages (BEA)
Average Wage Per Job - 2009:$28,745more
Average Wage Per Job - 2008:$30,197 
Average Wage Per Job - 2007:$29,109 
Average Wage Per Job - 2006:$26,989 
Average Wage Per Job - 2005:$25,006 
Annual Unemployment Rate, Not Adjusted (Texas Workforce Commission)
Unemployment Rate - 2010:8.2more
Unemployment Rate - 2009:8.1 
Unemployment Rate - 2008:5.4 
Unemployment Rate - 2007:5.3 
Unemployment Rate - 2006:6.6 
County Business Patterns (Census Bureau):     «CBP 2009»
COUNTY FINANCES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Property Taxes - 2010
Total County Tax Rate:     «Historic Tax Rate» «Detailed Tax Rates»$0.566570more
Total Market Value:     «Values and Levies»$1,274,108,660more
Total Appraised Value Available for County Taxation:$1,068,844,730more
Total Actual Levy:$6,048,666more
For property tax information about a specific property, contact the Appraisal District.
Sales Tax Allocation History
CY 2011:$686,217more
CY 2010:$586,773 
CY 2009:$565,568 
CY 2008:$593,261 
CY 2007:$531,601 
INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Road and Bridge - 2010
County Roads, Construction:$0more
County Roads, Maintenance:$1,477,220more
County Roads, Rehabilitation:$0more
County Bridges, Construction:$0more
County Bridges, Maintenance:$0more
County Bridges, Rehabilitation:$0more
Right of Way Acquisition:$0more
Utility Construction:$0more
Other Road Expenditures:$0more
Total Road and Bridge Expenditures:$1,477,220more
COUNTY ROAD MILES (TXDOT)
Centerline Miles - 2004
Unpaved (Earth and All-weather):893 
Paved (bituminous surface, treated, less than 1):31 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7):0 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7 or more):0 
Asphalt:0 
Concrete:0 
Total Centerline Miles:924more
Lane Miles - 2004
Unpaved (Earth and All-weather):1,785 
Paved (bituminous surface, treated, less than 1):62 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7):0 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7 or more):0 
Asphalt:0 
Concrete:0 
Total Lane Miles:1,848more

Special Districts in Dawson County.
School Districts in Dawson County.
History of City Tax Rates in Dawson County.

Airports in Dawson County.
Hospitals in Dawson County.
Prisons in Dawson County.