Dallam County, Texas

Dallam County has a population of 7,298 and has grown 5.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $151,400, about 2.1 times the county's median household income of $71,500.

Home price
$151,400
Income
$71,500
Population
7,298
Unemployment
2.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$151,400county
Median gross rent$1,081county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198054.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented36.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,170county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,067county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,558county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$71,500county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate11.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home2.4%county
Unemployment rate2.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force73.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed15.0%county
Share of workers employed by government13.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry15.9%county
Economic output per resident$140,038county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.15%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time15.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service78 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport402315county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station117 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.2%county
Traffic deaths164.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher11.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher77.8%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment655county
Students per full-time teacher14.6county
Free lunch eligible69.9%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution62 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians84county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance24.4%county
Frequent mental distress19.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population7,298county
Land area in square miles1,503county
People per square mile of land4.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store17.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+5.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents19county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents9county
Median age29.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1832.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over11.2%county
Share of households that are one person30.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States22.4%county
Second languages40.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls52.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents295county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-19county
Households that moved in202county
Households that moved away290county
Average income of arriving households$54,356county
Average income of departing households$51,700county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature56.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation15.9 incounty
Annual snowfall16.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.29 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F45 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing113 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days186 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 19county
Average first fall frostOct 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$145county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh14.4¢county
Household electricity use907 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity28.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas68.3%county
Homes heated by propane1.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband84.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk14.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk99.2county
Landslide risk0.6county
Hail risk71.7county
Earthquake risk34.3county
Tornado risk36.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk10.0county
Winter weather risk82.8county
Strong wind risk44.7county
Wildfire risk74.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Dallam County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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