Population 13,810
State Texas
Current Time
Area 900.31 mi²
Zip Codes 78947, 79331
Per capita income $17,115

Cities in Dawson County

Lexington, Lamesa

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 89.7 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.7 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 18.1 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$148,370
Total number of firms, 2007 887
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.3 %
Population, 2013 estimate 13,810
Households, 2008-2012 4,382
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -0.2 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 670
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $17,115
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 37.8 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 2.9 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 2,701
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 14.0 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 7.1 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 900.31 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 13,833
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $50,200
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 281
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 54.9 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $40,152
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 24.2 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$12,466
Female persons, percent, 2013 43.0 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 548
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 68.7 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.9 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 7.2 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.62
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 14.3 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 8.2 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 88.0 %
Population, 2010 13,833
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 5.6 %
Population per square mile, 2010 15.4
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 37.4 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 73.6 %
Housing units, 2013 5,190
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $10,747
Building permits, 2012 6
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 1.2 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$91,324
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %