2022 population: 1,726 ( 718 from 2010 , 43 from 2020)
Land area: 901.7 square miles
Population density: 1.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,147	66.45%	27.9%
Black:	39	2.26%	57.6%
Indian:	19	1.10%	9.5%
Asian:	23	1.33%	27.8%
2+ races:	22	1.27%	46.7%
Hispanic:	476	27.58%	32.8%

Total non-White:	579	33.55%	32.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	35	9.9
Deaths:	80	22.6
Net Migration:	-2	-0.6
Net Immigration:	3	0.8

Change in White population:	-443	-18.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	-275	-11.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,444
1,590	65.06%
92	3.76%
21	0.86%
18	0.74%
15	0.61%
708	28.97%
854	34.94%

2000
2,762
1,857	67.23%
223	8.07%
3	0.11%
4	0.14%
12	0.43%
660	23.90%
905	32.77%

1990
2,571
1,967	76.51%
100	3.89%
12	0.47%
1	0.04%
n/a
491	19.10%
604	23.49%

1980
3,539
2,782	78.61%
163	4.61%
2	0.06%
5	0.14%
n/a
587	16.59%
757	21.39%

1970
3,737
3,095	82.82%
182	4.87%
2	0.05%
5	0.13%
n/a
447	11.96%
642	17.18%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
220	8.0
292	10.6
-262	-9.5
15	0.5

-267	-9.7
-51	-1.8

Number	Rate
1990's
257	10.0
440	17.1
-289	-11.2
22	0.9

-110	-4.3
301	11.7

Number	Rate
1980's
376	10.6
415	11.7
-883	-25.0
n/a

-815	-23.0
-153	-4.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-207	-5.5
n/a

-313	-8.4
115	3.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Dickens 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
47.9
309	17.9%
1,417	82.1%
376	21.8%

638
2.34

391	61.3%
317	81.1%
32	8.2%
247	38.7%

2010
Number	Percent
42.3
492	20.1%
1,952	79.9%
481	19.7%

930
2.29

616	66.2%
506	82.1%
34	5.5%
314	33.8%

2000
Number	Percent
38.4
508	18.4%
2,254	81.6%
519	18.8%

977
2.29

632	64.7%
551	87.2%
27	4.3%
345	35.3%

1990
Number	Percent
42.4
620	24.1%
1,951	75.9%
651	25.3%

1,074
2.36

719	66.9%
632	87.9%
36	5.0%
355	33.1%

1980
Number	Percent
38.5
982	27.7%
2,557	72.3%
790	22.3%

1,376
2.55

1,006	73.1%
927	92.1%
26	2.6%
370	26.9%

2022 Housing Data for Dickens County, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	46	7.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	35	5.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	40	6.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	19	3.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	33	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	16	2.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	56	8.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	55	8.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	36	5.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	60	9.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	59	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	39	6.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	31	4.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	57	8.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	28	4.4%
$200,000 or more	28	4.4%

Median Household Income	46,638
Per Capita Income	28,798

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	90
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	47	7.4%
Public Assistance	11	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	77	12.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	305	56.8%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	305	56.8%
Not in Labor Force	232	43.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		43.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	199	96	67.5%
Non-Profit	18	18	50.0%
Self-Employed	80	14	85.1%

Local Government	14	67	17.3%
State Government	24	41	36.9%
Federal Government	10	3	76.9%

Total Private + Self	279	110	71.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	66	129	33.8%
Total	345	239	59.1%

Pct. Govt.	27.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	83	14.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	88	14.9%
Professional, Technical	113	19.2%
Service Occupations	111	18.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	30	5.1%
All others	194	32.9%

White Collar		48.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	136	23.1%
Construction	74	12.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	63	10.7%
Health care and social assistance	48	8.1%
Other services	35	5.9%
Public administration	35	5.9%
Retail trade	35	5.9%
Accommodation and food services	27	4.6%
Utilities	23	3.9%
Finance and insurance	22	3.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	20	3.4%
Transportation and warehousing	19	3.2%
Information	19	3.2%
Manufacturing	15	2.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	8	1.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4	0.7%
Wholesale trade	4	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	455	28.98%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	3	0.19%
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	3	0.19%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	141	8.98%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	6	0.38%
Filipino	1	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,227	83.9%
Spanish	223	15.3%
Other Indo-European	6	0.4%
German, other Germanic	5	0.3%
Tagalog	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	146	9.3%
Irish	119	7.6%
American	90	5.7%
German	72	4.6%
Scottish	54	3.4%
Welsh	33	2.1%
Dutch	17	1.1%
Canadian	8	0.5%
French	7	0.4%
Swedish	7	0.4%
Cajun	6	0.4%
Italian	6	0.4%
Russian	6	0.4%
Greek	5	0.3%
Icelander	5	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,521	96.9%
Not a citizen	49	3.1%

Native	1,491	95.0%
Foreign-born	79	5.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
69	5.9%	101	8.6%	467	39.8%	300	25.6%	159	13.5%	78	6.6%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	69	5.9%
9-12 Years	101	8.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	467	39.8%
Some College	300	25.6%
Bach. Degree	159	13.5%
Grad Degree	78	6.6%
Average years of education: 12.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,090	1,040	50	4.6%	6.4%
1991	1,052	999	53	5.0%	7.0%
1992	1,036	973	63	6.1%	7.7%
1993	1,022	957	65	6.4%	7.2%
1994	1,047	972	75	7.2%	6.6%
1995	1,102	991	111	10.1%	6.1%
1996	1,025	954	71	6.9%	5.8%
1997	1,044	993	51	4.9%	5.4%
1998	1,009	962	47	4.7%	5.0%
1999	873	825	48	5.5%	4.7%

2000	1,138	1,078	60	5.3%	4.4%
2001	1,102	1,048	54	4.9%	5.0%
2002	1,156	1,093	63	5.4%	6.3%
2003	1,190	1,116	74	6.2%	6.7%
2004	1,143	1,073	70	6.1%	6.0%
2005	1,081	1,024	57	5.3%	5.5%
2006	1,200	1,148	52	4.3%	5.0%
2007	1,177	1,131	46	3.9%	4.4%
2008	996	945	51	5.1%	4.9%
2009	1,029	956	73	7.1%	7.5%

2010	873	774	99	11.3%	8.2%
2011	912	769	143	15.7%	8.0%
2012	831	743	88	10.6%	6.7%
2013	770	698	72	9.4%	6.3%
2014	743	696	47	6.3%	5.2%
2015	703	670	33	4.7%	4.5%
2016	692	658	34	4.9%	4.6%
2017	680	647	33	4.9%	4.3%
2018	673	644	29	4.3%	3.9%
2019	675	646	29	4.3%	3.5%

2020	671	629	42	6.3%	7.6%
2021	691	655	36	5.2%	5.6%
2022	694	661	33	4.8%	3.9%
2023	608	577	31	5.1%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,082
Median Value	$67,000

Occupied	638	59.0%
Vacant	444	41.0%

Owned	529	82.9%
Rented	109	17.1%
Median Rent	$533

Single-Family Units	1,002	92.6%
Detached	1,002	92.6%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	71	6.6%

Dickens County, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Dickens County, TX

2022 Housing Data for Dickens County, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dickens County, TX

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dickens County, TX

Historical Labor Force Data for Dickens County, TX