Demographics of Dumas city, Texas

Dumas city, Texas had 14,862 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +436 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dumas city, in four figures

14,862
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 14,452 ±19.; +3.0%
Change since July 2020: +436 people.; 30.6 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,788 ±$5,856
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Dumas city, Texas's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dumas city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Dumas city, Texas's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dumas city, 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	14,426	100.0	100.0
2021	14,298	99.1	100.2
2022	14,236	98.7	100.7
2023	14,355	99.5	101.6
2024	14,726	102.1	102.5
2025	14,862	103.0	103.1

Population of Dumas city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	14,426	—
2021	14,298	−128
2022	14,236	−62
2023	14,355	+119
2024	14,726	+371
2025	14,862	+136

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 30.6 ±1.9: for men 30.6 ±2.8 and for women 30.6 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dumas city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	1,006 ±189	7.0% ±1.3	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,394 ±401	23.5% ±2.8	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,536 ±311	10.6% ±2.2	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,105 ±469	28.4% ±3.2	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,530 ±334	17.5% ±2.3	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,881 ±289	13.0% ±2.0	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,788 ±$5,856, and income per person $26,663 ±$2,487, 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 Dumas city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	875 ±246	18.1% ±5.0	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,040 ±291	21.5% ±5.9	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	957 ±241	19.8% ±4.9	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	461 ±174	9.6% ±3.6	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	838 ±222	17.4% ±4.5	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	482 ±181	10.0% ±3.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	71 to 277	1.5% to 5.7%	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Dumas city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	2,882 ±884	20.2% ±6.2	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,286 ±353	29.6% ±7.1	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	973 ±355	13.0% ±4.6	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	623 ±265	25.5% ±10.1	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dumas city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dumas city	Texas	United States
Housing units	5,612 ±237	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.0% ±2.4	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.0% ±5.0	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.1% ±4.8	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.9% ±5.9	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$156,300 ±$13,770	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,028 ±$106	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±2	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 Dumas city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,393 ±408	58.1% ±2.8	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,281 ±340	29.6% ±2.4	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	687 ±155	4.8% ±1.1	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 697	0% to 4.8%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 98	0% to 0.7%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	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	315 to 1,087	2.2% to 7.5%	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 Dumas city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	8,333 ±595	57.7% ±4.1	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,213 ±443	15.3% ±3.1	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	80 to 472	0.6% to 3.3%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,630 ±621	25.1% ±4.3	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,058 ±316	7.3% ±2.2	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,572 ±583	17.8% ±4.0	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%.

Dumas city among the places of Texas

213th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Dumas city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
West University Place city	14,982 ±38
Hereford city	14,840 ±16
Manvel city	14,758 ±45
Rendon CDP	14,632 ±1,363
Hidalgo city	14,498 ±37
Dumas city	14,452 ±19
Jacksonville city	14,325 ±29
Azle city	14,126 ±29
Forest Hill city	14,062 ±29
Lumberton city	13,963 ±46
Seabrook city	13,768 ±40

Rankings this appears in

No. 8 Places in Texas by poverty rate
No. 12 Places in Texas by foreign-born share
No. 72 Places in Texas by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 154 Places in Texas by homeownership rate
No. 163 Places in Texas by median household income
No. 204 Places in Texas by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026