Dawson County is located in the West Texas Region of Texas. The County Seat is Lamesa and the largest city is Lamesa. The 2014 population estimate is 13,372 and the 2010 census population was 13,833. The land area is 900.31 square miles and there are 15.4 persons per square mile.
89.7% of the population is White, 7.1% is Black or African American, 54.9% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% is Asian, 1.2% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.3% is two or more races. 68.5% have a high school degree or higher, and 9.4% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $55,700, there are 4,414 households, an average of 2.63 persons per household. The per capita income is $17,677, the median household income is $39,714, and 21.9% of the persons in Dawson County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 887. Retail sales (in $1000) were $148,370, and sales per capita were $10,747.
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