Dallam County Demographics
POPULATION            
  ACTUAL
  1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Texas* 9,579,677 11,198,655 14,225,513 16,986,510 20,851,820 25,145,561
Panhandle Region 355,549 339,921 377,124 371,956 402,862 427,927
Dallam          6,302        6,012        6,531            5,461        6,222 6,703
Dalhart 5,160 5,705 6,854 6,240 7,237 7,930
Dalhart (Part*)       4,001 4,648 5,561
Texline 430 387 477 412 511 507
Unincorporated Areas 5,872 5,625 6,054 1,048 1,063 635
SOURCE: 2010 Census, February 2011 Release
 
ETHNICITY IN 2009            
  White Black Hispanic Asian Other Total
Texas 11,397,345 2,886,825 9,460,921 948,426 452,044 25,145,561
Panhandle Region 259,774 19,360 132,755 8,168 7,870 427,927
Dallam 3,726 81 2,717 37 142 6,703
Dalhart 4,963 93 2,697 50 127 7,930
Dalhart (Part*) Data Not Available at this Time
Texline 303 0 180 0 24 507
Unincorporated Areas 4,660 93 2,517 50 103 7,423
SOURCE: 2010 Census, February 2011 Release
 
AGE DISTRIBUTION IN 2009             
  0-4 5-19  20-34  35-54  55-64  65+ 
Texas 1,992,506 5,338,116 5,253,733 6,589,190 2,243,645 2,401,852
Panhandle Region 33,026 91,357 82,888 109,017 40,871 51,673
Dallam 557 1,476 1,242 1,625 648 605
Dalhart 669 1,614 1,408 1,722 738 901
Dalhart (Part*) 481 1,283 1,122 1,447 566 458
Texline 50 142 75 134 56 106
Unincorporated Areas 126 335 195 312 138 253
SOURCE:  2009 American Community Survey
 
GENDER DISTRIBUTION IN 2009
  Male % Male Female % Female Total
Texas 118,800,450 50% 11,938,592 50% 23,819,042
Panhandle Region 205,061 50% 203,771 50% 427,927
Dallam 3,106 50% 3,047 50% 6,153
Dalhart 3,452 49% 3,600 51% 7,052
Dalhart (Part*) 1,395 56% 1,085 44% 2,480
Texline 263 47% 300 53% 563
Unincorporated Areas 1,448 47% 1,662 53% 3,110
SOURCE:   2009 American Community Survey
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT IN 2009: Persons 25 Years and Over
  Less Than 9th Grade 9th-12th No Diploma HS Graduate or GED Some College No Degree Associate Degree Bachelor's Degree Graduate/Prof Degree
 
               
Texas 1,534,021 1,534,021 3,855,923 3,167,580 914,757 2,508,991 1,224,557
Panhandle Region 24,173 28,650 74,683 62,678 16,101 32,455 14,605
Dallam 584 453 1342 854 113 226 134
Dalhart (all-includes portions of Hartley) 531 457 1552 952 153 450 250
Texline 79 74 86 127 27 35 22
SOURCE:  2009 American Community Survey
 
DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 2009
  < than $10,000 $15,000 $25,000 $35,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000
  $10,000 $14,999 $24,999 $34,999 $49,999 $74,999 $99,000 $149,000 $199,999 or more
Texas 671,142 484,624 965,762 9,379,922 1,205,223 1,483,303 951,399 929,569 323,021 317,011
Panhandle Region 12,837 10,430 20,549 19,645 22,366 28,000 17,055 12,455 3,488 3,252
Dallam 190 89 301 248 420 485 143 94 73 17
Dalhart 186 62 409 260 476 584 178 156 108 41
Dalhart (Part*) 177 70 257 193 341 438 122 87 70 15
Texline 8 19 34 50 53 20 19 4 0 0
Unincorporated Areas 5 0 10 5 26 27 2 3 3 2
SOURCE:  2009 American Community Survey
 
PER CAPITA INCOME IN 2009   MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 2009
Texas $24,318       Texas $48,199
Dallam $17,527       Dallam $40,714
Dalhart $20,368       Dalhart $43,672
Dalhart (Part*) $17,786       Dalhart (Part*) $42,188
Texline $13,799       Texline $32,440
SOURCE:  2009 American Community Survey
 
EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY IN 2009            
  Management & Professional Service Occupations Sales & Office Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Construction, Extraction, Maint. Production, Transportation, & Moving
Texas 3,602,568 1,824,234 2,799,863 61,447 1,240,921 1,331,931
Panhandle Region 53,514 34,090 46,607 4,060 22,945 29,800
Dallam 619 547 637 168 578 710
Dalhart 823 557 793 105 589 734
Dalhart (Part*) 303 438 524 74 519 622
Texline 51 31 30 73 24 35
Unincorporated Areas 265 78 83 21 35 53
SOURCE:  2009 American Community Survey