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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Dawson County is $19,725, which is lower than the state average of $26,513 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Dawson County median household income is $39,746, which has grown by 40.89% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 31.68% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Dawson County residents spend 14.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #206

Dawson County	19,725 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Dawson County	28,421 USD
Texas	29,817 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Dawson County	38,565 USD
Texas	34,774 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Dawson County	19,298 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #190

Dawson County	39,746 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Dawson County	58,857 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #113

Dawson County	40.89%
Texas	31.68%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Dawson County		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.36%	$34,586, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.89%	$15,733, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.27%	$1,432, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.22%	$29,438, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Dawson County	50,708 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Dawson County	65,412 USD
Texas	83,936 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Dawson County	Texas	U.S.
White	$41,444, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$20,139, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$26,839, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$13,641, see rank	$46,301	$37,170
One Race, Other	$27,885, see rank	$38,426	$40,300
Two or More Races	$24,375, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Dawson County	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$26,348, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$50,139, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$50,489, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$26,401, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Dawson County	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	10,694, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	6,188, 57.86%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,956, 47.77%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,956, 47.77%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,723, 92.12%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	233, 7.88%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,232, 52.23%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	4,506, 42.14%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,190, 48.60%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,190, 48.60%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,956, 89.32%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	234, 10.68%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,316, 51.40%, see rank	41.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Dawson County	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,634, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,744, 80.79%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	605, 13.06%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	9, 0.19%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	34, 0.73%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	118, 2.55%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	124, 2.68%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Dawson County	14.9 minutes
Texas	25.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Dawson County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,679	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	2,723, 58.20%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	518, 19.02%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	456, 16.75%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	334, 12.27%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	181, 6.65%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	419, 15.39%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	591, 21.70%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	1,956, 41.80%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	648, 33.13%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	494, 25.26%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	770, 39.37%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 0.10%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	42, 2.15%, see rank	4.80%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Dawson County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,679, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	746, 15.94%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	257, 5.49%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	198, 4.23%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	81, 1.73%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	538, 11.50%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	212, 4.53%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	84, 1.80%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	162, 3.46%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	191, 4.08%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,007, 21.52%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	432, 9.23%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	416, 8.89%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	355, 7.59%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Dawson County	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,192	18.95%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	479	15.78%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.