2024 population: 8,181 ( 434 from 2020)
Land area: 1328.9 square miles
Population density: 6.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	779	9.52%	15.7%
Black:	126	1.54%	12.5%
Indian:	19	0.23%	11.8%
Asian:	68	0.83%	9.7%
2+ races:	25	0.31%	56.2%
Hispanic:	7,164	87.57%	4.3%

Total non-White:	7,402	90.48%	3.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	535	15.5
Deaths:	542	15.7
Net Migration:	-434	-12.6
Net Immigration:	4	0.1

Change in White population:	-145	-1.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-289	-3.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
8,615
924	10.73%
112	1.30%
17	0.20%
62	0.72%
16	0.19%
7,484	86.87%
7,691	89.27%

2010
9,996
1,217	12.17%
81	0.81%
7	0.07%
51	0.51%
14	0.14%
8,616	86.19%
8,779	87.83%

2000
10,248
1,350	13.17%
67	0.65%
23	0.22%
68	0.66%
32	0.31%
8,708	84.97%
8,898	86.83%

1990
10,433
1,586	15.20%
127	1.22%
34	0.33%
28	0.27%
n/a
8,658	82.99%
8,847	84.80%

1980
11,367
2,350	20.67%
45	0.40%
33	0.29%
17	0.15%
n/a
8,869	78.02%
9,017	79.33%

1970
9,039
1,602	17.72%
21	0.23%
1	0.01%
0	0.00%
n/a
7,381	81.66%
7,437	82.28%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
1,486	14.9
836	8.4
-584	-5.8
45	0.5

-293	-2.9
-1,088	-10.9

Number	Rate
2000's
1,603	15.6
751	7.3
-1,294	-12.6
16	0.2

-133	-1.3
-119	-1.2

Number	Rate
1990's
1,918	18.4
815	7.8
-1,350	-12.9
187	1.8

-236	-2.3
51	0.5

Number	Rate
1980's
2,418	21.3
767	6.7
-2,514	-22.1
n/a

-764	-6.7
-170	-1.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
497	5.5
n/a

748	8.3
1,580	17.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Dimmit County, TX

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.4
2,411	29.5%
5,770	70.5%
1,473	18.0%

2,808
3.04

2,041	72.7%
1,113	54.5%
538	26.4%
767	27.3%

2010
Number	Percent
35.7
3,001	30.0%
6,995	70.0%
1,419	14.2%

3,421
2.89

2,556	74.7%
1,660	64.9%
344	13.5%
865	25.3%

2000
Number	Percent
31.6
3,385	33.0%
6,863	67.0%
1,324	12.9%

3,298
3.07

2,646	80.2%
1,916	72.4%
296	11.2%
652	19.8%

1990
Number	Percent
28.0
3,789	36.3%
6,644	63.7%
1,195	11.5%

3,072
3.38

2,555	83.2%
2,007	78.6%
249	9.7%
517	16.8%

1980
Number	Percent
24.7
4,367	38.4%
7,000	61.6%
1,134	10.0%

3,205
3.50

2,732	85.2%
2,368	86.7%
175	6.4%
473	14.8%

2022 Housing Data for Dimmit County, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	146	5.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	481	17.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	266	9.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	379	13.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	214	7.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	30	1.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	108	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	20	0.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	49	1.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	120	4.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	159	5.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	263	9.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	164	5.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	108	3.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	262	9.3%
$200,000 or more	39	1.4%

Median Household Income	27,374
Per Capita Income	19,505

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	80
Compared to U.S.	70

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	168	6.0%
Public Assistance	40	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	791	28.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	370	65.0%
Unemployed	7	1.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	377	66.3%
Not in Labor Force	192	33.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	794	887	47.2%
Non-Profit	68	34	66.7%
Self-Employed	184	55	77.0%

Local Government	23	136	14.5%
State Government	68	6	91.9%
Federal Government	83	14	85.6%

Total Private + Self	978	942	50.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	242	190	56.0%
Total	1,220	1,132	51.9%

Pct. Govt.	14.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	251	10.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	633	26.9%
Professional, Technical	199	8.5%
Service Occupations	590	25.1%
All others	679	28.9%

White Collar		46.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Accommodation and food services	528	22.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	424	18.0%
Construction	239	10.2%
Transportation and warehousing	196	8.3%
Public administration	183	7.8%
Retail trade	183	7.8%
Health care and social assistance	181	7.7%
Educational services	134	5.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	72	3.1%
Other services	45	1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	45	1.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	39	1.7%
Finance and insurance	27	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	20	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	16	0.7%
Wholesale trade	13	0.6%
Information	7	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6,700	77.26%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	4	0.05%
Dominican	550	6.34%

Total Central American	20	0.23%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	18	0.21%
Nicaraguan	1	0.01%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	1	0.01%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	354	4.08%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	60	0.69%
Vietnamese	13	0.15%
Indian	9	0.10%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
Spanish	4,634	57.1%
English	3,380	41.7%
Tagalog	36	0.4%
Other	36	0.4%
Vietnamese	13	0.2%
Other Indo-European	9	0.1%
German, other Germanic	7	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	234	2.7%
German	138	1.6%
American	107	1.2%
English	91	1.0%
Austrian	57	0.7%
Armenian	41	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	37	0.4%
Scottish	34	0.4%
Swedish	30	0.3%
European	22	0.3%
Dutch	18	0.2%
Nigerian	13	0.1%
Czechoslovakian	10	0.1%
Eastern European	6	0.1%
Czech	4	0.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,440	97.3%
Not a citizen	232	2.7%

Native	7,724	89.1%
Foreign-born	948	10.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,037	19.5%	414	7.8%	1,858	34.9%	1,241	23.3%	429	8.1%	348	6.5%
Average years of education: 11.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,037	19.5%
9-12 Years	414	7.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,858	34.9%
Some College	1,241	23.3%
Bach. Degree	429	8.1%
Grad Degree	348	6.5%
Average years of education: 11.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,922	3,369	553	14.1%	6.4%
1991	4,176	3,583	593	14.2%	7.0%
1992	4,153	3,321	832	20.0%	7.7%
1993	3,728	3,018	710	19.0%	7.2%
1994	3,798	3,115	683	18.0%	6.6%
1995	3,780	3,146	634	16.8%	6.1%
1996	3,690	3,116	574	15.6%	5.8%
1997	3,673	3,052	621	16.9%	5.4%
1998	3,707	3,087	620	16.7%	5.0%
1999	3,681	3,094	587	15.9%	4.7%

2000	3,872	3,532	340	8.8%	4.4%
2001	3,878	3,578	300	7.7%	5.0%
2002	4,025	3,655	370	9.2%	6.3%
2003	4,248	3,847	401	9.4%	6.7%
2004	3,995	3,635	360	9.0%	6.0%
2005	3,830	3,512	318	8.3%	5.5%
2006	3,831	3,536	295	7.7%	5.0%
2007	3,961	3,709	252	6.4%	4.4%
2008	3,970	3,708	262	6.6%	4.9%
2009	4,210	3,791	419	10.0%	7.5%

2010	3,861	3,453	408	10.6%	8.2%
2011	4,911	4,519	392	8.0%	8.0%
2012	5,751	5,418	333	5.8%	6.7%
2013	6,769	6,427	342	5.1%	6.3%
2014	7,648	7,355	293	3.8%	5.2%
2015	7,164	6,830	334	4.7%	4.5%
2016	6,242	5,796	446	7.1%	4.6%
2017	6,488	6,158	330	5.1%	4.3%
2018	7,356	7,134	222	3.0%	3.9%
2019	7,443	7,254	189	2.5%	3.5%

2020	6,487	6,074	413	6.4%	7.6%
2021	5,936	5,606	330	5.6%	5.6%
2022	6,154	5,919	235	3.8%	3.9%
2023	6,288	6,085	203	3.2%	3.9%
2024	2,967	2,765	202	6.8%	4.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,018
Median Value	$75,900

Occupied	2,808	69.9%
Vacant	1,210	30.1%

Owned	1,825	65.0%
Rented	983	35.0%
Median Rent	$664

Single-Family Units	2,663	66.3%
Detached	2,563	63.8%
Attached	100	2.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	80	2.0%
Mobile Homes	1,065	26.5%

Dimmit County, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Dimmit County, TX

2022 Housing Data for Dimmit County, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dimmit County, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Dimmit County, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dimmit County, TX

Historical Labor Force Data for Dimmit County, TX