Dimmit County, Texas

Dimmit County has a population of 8,380 and has shrunk 6.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $85,500, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $38,808.

Home price
$85,500
Income
$38,808
Population
8,380
Unemployment
8.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$85,500county
Median gross rent$823county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198042.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile23.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant25.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented33.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,570(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$888county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
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$38,808county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate41.1%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 home5.6%county
Unemployment rate8.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force46.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.8%county
Share of workers employed by government16.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.3%county
Economic output per resident$434,513county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.43%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 time24.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service71 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport172726county
Miles to nearest general aviation field0.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station87 micounty
Households without a vehicle16.5%county
Traffic deaths847.3county
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 higher9.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher73.3%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment1852county
Students per full-time teacher14.2county
Free lunch eligible76.5%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution70 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians35county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance14.5%county
Frequent mental distress20.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity47.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes23.7%county

Place

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

Population8,380county
Land area in square miles1,329county
People per square mile of land6.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store8.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-6.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Median age35.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1826.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.2%county
Share of households that are one person27.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.2%county
Second languages58.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls82.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents186county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-24county
Households that moved in140county
Households that moved away172county
Average income of arriving households$38,286county
Average income of departing households$42,901county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year4county
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 temperature74.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation14.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.97 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F202 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing12 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days266 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 2county
Average first fall frostNov 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$154county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.3¢county
Household electricity use1,029 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity93.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas5.7%county
Homes heated by propane1.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband73.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk19.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk80.7county
Landslide risk5.8county
Hail risk22.7county
Earthquake risk8.7county
Tornado risk28.2county
Tropical cyclone risk61.8county
Extreme heat risk94.9county
Winter weather risk13.3county
Strong wind risk6.4county
Wildfire risk54.5county

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 Dimmit 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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