Demographics of Dawson County, Texas

Dawson County, Texas had 11,776 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −698 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dawson County, in four figures

11,776
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −5.6%
Change since July 2020: −698 people.; 34.8 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,360 ±$12,783
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Dawson County, Texas's population shrank 5.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dawson County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Dawson County, Texas's population shrank 5.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dawson County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	12,474	100.0	100.0
2021	12,359	99.1	100.2
2022	12,167	97.5	100.7
2023	11,912	95.5	101.6
2024	11,852	95.0	102.5
2025	11,776	94.4	103.1

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Population of Dawson County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	12,474	+13	+28	0	−18
2021	12,359	−115	−63	+2	−60
2022	12,167	−192	+2	+11	−201
2023	11,912	−255	+4	+9	−273
2024	11,852	−60	+6	+24	−91
2025	11,776	−76	+5	+6	−87

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.8 ±0.7: for men 34.2 ±1.1 and for women 36.0 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dawson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	793 ±83	6.5% ±0.7	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,152 ±253	17.7% ±2.1	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,371 ±282	11.3% ±2.3	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,489 ±324	28.8% ±2.7	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,642 ±276	21.8% ±2.3	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,687 ±223	13.9% ±1.8	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,360 ±$12,783, and income per person $26,655 ±$3,225, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Dawson County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	1,051 ±225	26.0% ±5.4	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	848 ±219	21.0% ±5.3	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	545 ±182	13.5% ±4.4	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	614 ±165	15.2% ±4.0	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	497 ±144	12.3% ±3.5	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	275 ±113	6.8% ±2.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	213 ±96	5.3% ±2.4	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Dawson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	2,014 ±580	19.6% ±5.6	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	752 ±282	25.5% ±8.9	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	861 ±230	16.7% ±4.3	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	401 ±132	18.4% ±5.7	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dawson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dawson County	Texas	United States
Housing units	4,903 ±43	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.5% ±4.2	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.5% ±4.2	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.6% ±4.2	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.4% ±5.9	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$103,400 ±$14,599	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$777 ±$231	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1963 ±3	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Dawson County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	6,770 ±0	55.8% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,268 ±53	35.2% ±0.4	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	788 ±89	6.5% ±0.7	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 139	0% to 1.1%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	233 ±101	1.9% ±0.8	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Dawson County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	9,840 ±354	81.1% ±2.9	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,220 ±251	10.1% ±2.1	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	7 to 99	0.1% to 0.8%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,021 ±291	8.4% ±2.4	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	318 ±144	2.6% ±1.2	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	703 ±224	5.8% ±1.8	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Dawson County among the counties of Texas

157th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Dawson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Reeves County	12,138	−17.8%
Morris County	12,133	+1.3%
Newton County	11,954	−1.7%
Live Oak County	11,929	+5.1%
Red River County	11,816	+2.2%
Dawson County	11,776	−5.6%
Terry County	11,720	−0.6%
Ward County	11,125	−4.7%
Franklin County	10,994	+6.0%
Clay County	10,764	+5.0%
Somervell County	10,261	+11.5%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026