City · Dallam County, Texas

Dalhart, Texas

Dalhart is a city in Dallam County, Texas. It has 7,902 residents. Dalhart, Texas has a quality-of-life score of 32 out of 100 (low), ranking #10,701 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within Texas it ranks #296 of 1,016 cities and towns. It ranks best on drug overdose deaths (low), average commute time (low) and restaurants and bars (high). It ranks worst on voter turnout (low), mammography screening (low) and distance to an emergency room (high).

32Low

Quality-of-life score: #10,701 of 15,651 cities and towns
Texas: #296 of 1,016 in TX
Population: 7,902 (2020-2024)
Land area: 5 mi²
Density: 1,652.1 /mi²
FIPS code: 4818524

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 72 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety74#3,990/15,637
Economy42#8,991/15,631
Housing50#7,468/14,977
Health22#12,217/15,609
Healthcare7#14,551/15,650
Environment75#3,887/15,453
Education5#14,861/15,649
Infrastructure35#10,230/15,650
Community20#12,558/15,651
Leisure & amenities77#3,611/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Dalhart, Texas ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Dallam County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Drug overdose deaths · low0.0 /100k
99/100Texas 13.4 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataDallam County value
Average commute time · low13.1 min
98/100Texas 26.7 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Restaurants and bars · high16.0 /10k
96/100Texas 7.8 /10kUnited States 9.0 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsDallam County value
Homicide rate · low0.0 /100k
94/100Texas 5.1 /100kUnited States 4.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataDallam County value
Violent crime rate · low71 /100k
93/100Texas 345 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationCovers part of the area: some reporting agencies or member counties have no figureDallam County value
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · low5.8 µg/m³
92/100Texas 8.9 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyDallam County value

Weaknesses

Voter turnout · low38.5%
0/100Texas 57.8%United States 65.2%2024U.S. Election Assistance CommissionDallam County value
Mammography screening · low25.0%
1/100Texas 42.0%United States 46.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteDallam County value
Distance to an emergency room · high30.1 mi
1/100Texas 5.5 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDallam County value
Pharmacies · low0.0 /10k
1/100Texas 1.5 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsDallam County value
Flu vaccinations · low21.0%
1/100Texas 40.0%United States 44.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteDallam County value
Distance to an airport · high174 mi
1/100Texas 33 miUnited States 33 mi2025Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauDallam County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationFalling
8,704 (2015-2019) → 7,902 (2020-2024)
−9.2%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Rent-burdened householdsWorsening
20.3% (2015-2019) → 39.8% (2020-2024)
+20 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
77.6% (2015-2019) → 90.5% (2020-2024)
+13 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
High school diploma or higherImproving
76.0% (2015-2019) → 80.6% (2020-2024)
+4.6 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 88.0% → 89.6%
Median household incomeImproving
$58,641 (2015-2019) → $71,630 (2020-2024)
+22%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Home price to income ratioWorsening
1.9× (2015-2019) → 2.3× (2020-2024)
+19%5 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Dalhart, Texas improved on 2 of 14 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 12 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved2

Broadband+13 points77.6% → 90.5%
Household income+22%$58,641 → $71,630

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 14 measures

Change of every measure of Dalhart, Texas between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	13.4 min2015-2019	13.1 min2020-2024	−0.4 min	Within the margin of error	52%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%2015-2019	16.5%2020-2024	−1.6 points	Within the margin of error	18%
Broadband subscriptions	77.6%2015-2019	90.5%2020-2024	+13 points	Improved	72%
Child poverty rate	15.2%2015-2019	18.1%2020-2024	+2.9 points	Within the margin of error	27%
Effective property tax rate	1.62%2015-2019	1.31%2020-2024	−0.3 points	Within the margin of error	76%
High school diploma or higher	76.0%2015-2019	80.6%2020-2024	+4.6 points	Within the margin of error	80%
Home price to income ratio	1.9×2015-2019	2.3×2020-2024	+0.4×	Within the margin of error	57%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4152015-2019	0.3582020-2024	−0.056	Within the margin of error	86%
Median household income	$58,6412015-2019	$71,6302020-2024	+22%	Improved	38%
Poverty rate	10.1%2015-2019	12.3%2020-2024	+2.2 points	Within the margin of error	25%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%
Rent as share of income	21.2%2015-2019	19.7%2020-2024	−1.5 points	Within the margin of error	66%
Rent-burdened households	20.3%2015-2019	39.8%2020-2024	+20 points	Within the margin of error	9%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	31.1%2015-2019	29.9%2020-2024	−1.1 points	Within the margin of error	61%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Dalhart, Texas five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Dalhart, Texas in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Dalhart, Texas itself moved +0.8 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

7,902 residents (±518)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 30–39 men (+4.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

7,902 residents (±518)

Dalhart, Texas
Texas share

White37%2,945
Black0.1%†9
Hispanic or Latino57%4,520

Education

4,944 residents (±438)

Dalhart, Texas
Texas share

No high school diploma19%†961
High school or GED46%2,276
Some college13%†648

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

3,056 households (±302)

Dalhart, Texas
Texas share

Under $25k14%†414
$25k–50k15%†446
$50k–75k27%†835
$75k–100k24%739
$100k–150k14%†434
$150k–200k3.7%†112
$200k or more2.5%†76

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $25k–50k (−12.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

3,056 households (±302)

Dalhart, Texas
Texas share

Own65%1,986
Rent35%1,070

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

1,070 households (±309)

Dalhart, Texas
Texas share

Under $75014%†151
$750–1,00025%†267
$1,000–1,50057%†612

Home values

1,986 homes (±298)

Dalhart, Texas
Texas share

Under $150k42%835
$150k–250k32%†638
$250k–400k16%†314

Age of homes

3,448 homes (±254)

Dalhart, Texas
Texas share

2010 or later8.9%†308
2000–20095.6%†192
1980–199933%1,127

Size of homes

3,448 homes (±254)

Dalhart, Texas
Texas share

Studio7.9%†272
1 bedroom6.8%†235
2 bedrooms21%†722

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

3,914 workers (±412)

Dalhart, Texas
Texas share

Drive alone81%3,181
Carpool13%†497
Public transit0.0%0
Walk3.1%†123
Bike0.7%†28
Work from home2.1%†84
Other0.0%†1

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+2.2 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

3,830 workers (±402)

Dalhart, Texas
Texas share

Under 15 min68%2,618
15–29 min18%†676
30–44 min13%†483

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Dallam County, the county holding most of Dalhart's residents.

Dallam County has 221 employer establishments, 303 for every 10,000 residents (1.22× the US rate of 248; 1.39× Texas's), with 2,196 paid employees at an average annual pay of $51,678. The Census Bureau also counts 620 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 221; 620 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 303; US 248 · Texas 218
Paid employees: 2,196
Average annual pay: $51,678; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Dallam County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	21	28.8	1.57×More than typical	308	$22,211	5
Specialty trade contractors	13	17.8	1.15×About typical	153	$59,490	42
Automotive repair and maintenance	12	16.4	3.26×More than typical	36	$45,722	17
Truck transportation	11	15.1	2.98×More than typical	97	$61,784	63
Full-service restaurants	10	13.7	1.78×More than typical	141	$20,553	—
Insurance agencies and brokerages	9	12.3	2.81×Too few to compare	32	$58,500	5
Religious organizations	9	12.3	2.22×Too few to compare	52	$16,250	—
Heavy and civil engineering construction	8	11	9.56×Too few to compare	85	$65,200	—
Limited-service restaurants	8	11	1.37×Too few to compare	165	$23,770	—
Traveler accommodation	8	11	6.07×Too few to compare	65	$20,400	5
Gasoline stations	7	9.6	2.96×Too few to compare	134	$27,239	—
Auto parts, accessories and tire stores	6	8.2	4.70×Too few to compare	64	$48,656	—

Rank places for an industry Open Dallam County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 7,302 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

No federal contract obligations recorded here in FY2026.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Dalhart is mostly in Dallam County.

See federal money in Dallam County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Dalhart, Texas is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Ronny JacksonR-TX-13 · 100% of residentsWith party 99%Missed 2.7%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Other cities and towns in Dallam County

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Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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