Dallam County, TX
Demographic and economic profile of Dallam County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Dallam County, TX is a small agricultural and energy-producing county of 7,180 residents with a GDP per capita of $110,336—roughly four times the median worker earnings of $42,347—suggesting high capital intensity in its primary industries. The labor force is young (median age 29.9), participates at a high rate (77.5%), and has low unemployment (1.4%), though formal educational attainment is modest at 15.7% with bachelor's degrees or higher, and 26.0% of residents are foreign-born. Housing is affordable at a median home value of $140,500, but the county has seen a slight population decline of 0.9% over five years.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-0.9% since 2018
Dallam County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone3,717 (50.9%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race1,813 (24.8%)
- Some Other Race Alone1,116 (15.3%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races370 (5.1%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone264 (3.6%)
- Black or African American Alone15 (0.2%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish2,295
- 2.German or other West Germanic175
- 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)3
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining578
- 2.Construction (Group)478
- 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities437
- 4.Manufacturing (Group)421
- 5.Retail Trade (Group)397
Top Occupations
- 1.Sales & Office Occupations979
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations799
- 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations708
- 4.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations649
- 5.Service Occupations492
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 12.33×)758
- 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 2.11×)475
- 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.22×)468
- 4.Construction (LQ 1.19×)318
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.13×)381
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.