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Dimmit County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Dimmit County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Dimmit County is a small South Texas county of 8,507 residents with an outsized GDP per capita of $416,939, pointing to capital-intensive extraction industries—likely oil and gas—that generate substantial output relative to the local workforce. The labor pool is limited, with only 41.9% labor force participation, 11.0% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $24,297, reflecting a low-cost but constrained talent base. The county has shed 20.2% of its population over five years, carries a 44.8% poverty rate and 6.8% unemployment rate, and offers median home values of $80,300 and gross rent of $753 per month.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

8,507

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$38,808

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

35.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-20.2% since 2018

Dimmit County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Two Races Including Some Other Race5,969 (71.2%)
  • White Alone1,203 (14.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone768 (9.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone234 (2.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone94 (1.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races66 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,329
  2. 2.Other Indo-European15

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

28.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

7.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

254

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$416,939

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$20,919

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

44.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining746
  2. 2.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities363
  3. 3.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance353
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)304
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services301

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations734
  2. 2.Service Occupations561
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations555
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations475
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations406

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 10.33×)411
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 2.61×)570
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 2.31×)337
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.44×)170
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.37×)236

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$80,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$753/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

66.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999291 (14.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999196 (9.8%)
  • $15,000 to $19,999185 (9.3%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999153 (7.7%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999149 (7.5%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999126 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

11.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

74.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

41.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$24,297

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

14.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,966 (73.7%)
  • Carpooled291 (10.9%)
  • Walked217 (8.1%)
  • Worked At Home150 (5.6%)
  • Other29 (1.1%)
  • Bicycle15 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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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.