Scores by category

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

Safety36#9,953/15,637
Economy37#9,895/15,631
Housing59#6,073/14,977
Health28#11,304/15,609
Healthcare4#15,048/15,650
Environment53#7,205/15,453
Education18#12,846/15,649
Infrastructure43#8,874/15,650
Community62#5,973/15,651
Leisure & amenities25#11,745/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Denver City, Texas ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Yoakum 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

Preventable hospital stays · low1,246 /100k
99/100Texas 2,991 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteYoakum County value
Grocery stores · high4.0 /10k
98/100Texas 1.1 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsYoakum County value
Public libraries · high2.7 /10k
95/100Texas 0.3 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesYoakum County value
Homicide rate · low0.0 /100k
94/100Texas 5.1 /100kUnited States 4.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataYoakum County value
Home price to income ratio · low2.0×
91/100Texas 3.6×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Comfortable days · high32.7%
89/100Texas 30.7%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationYoakum County value

Weaknesses

Flu vaccinations · low14.0%
0/100Texas 40.0%United States 44.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteYoakum County value
Mammography screening · low22.0%
0/100Texas 42.0%United States 46.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteYoakum County value
Dentists · low13 /100k
2/100Texas 63 /100kUnited States 75 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteYoakum County value
Reading scores · low2.51
2/100Texas 2.89United States 3.052018University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteYoakum County value
Distance to an Amtrak station · high191 mi
3/100Texas 43 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauYoakum County value
Job growth · low-4.3%
3/100Texas 0.6%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional dataYoakum County value

Trends

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

PopulationFalling
4,880 (2015-2019) → 4,368 (2020-2024)
−10%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
68.8% (2015-2019) → 96.4% (2020-2024)
+28 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higherImproving
7.5% (2015-2019) → 28.5% (2020-2024)
+21 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.1% → 35.7%
Rent-burdened householdsImproving
28.6% (2015-2019) → 11.5% (2020-2024)
−17 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Child poverty rateWorsening
7.2% (2015-2019) → 23.4% (2020-2024)
+16 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
High school diploma or higherImproving
67.4% (2015-2019) → 76.3% (2020-2024)
+8.9 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 88.0% → 89.6%

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, Denver City, Texas improved on 2 of 10 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 8 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

Bachelor's++21 points7.5% → 28.5%
Broadband+28 points68.8% → 96.4%

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 10 measures

Change of every measure of Denver City, Texas between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	23.1 min2015-2019	20.2 min2020-2024	−3.0 min	Within the margin of error	79%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.5%2015-2019	28.5%2020-2024	+21 points	Improved	99%
Broadband subscriptions	68.8%2015-2019	96.4%2020-2024	+28 points	Improved	97%
Effective property tax rate	1.21%2015-2019	1.32%2020-2024	+0.1 points	Within the margin of error	6%
High school diploma or higher	67.4%2015-2019	76.3%2020-2024	+8.9 points	Within the margin of error	94%
Home price to income ratio	1.7×2015-2019	2.0×2020-2024	+0.4×	Within the margin of error	57%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.3542015-2019	0.3742020-2024	+0.020	Within the margin of error	34%
Median household income	$70,7112015-2019	$85,2502020-2024	+21%	Within the margin of error	34%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	28.3%2015-2019	25.6%2020-2024	−2.7 points	Within the margin of error	74%

“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 Denver City, Texas five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Denver City, 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, Denver City, Texas itself moved +14 points in standing on average over the same 8 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

4,368 residents (±19)

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: 10–19 men (+6.8 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

4,368 residents (±19)

Denver City, Texas
Texas share

White27%†1,197
Black0.3%†11
Hispanic or Latino72%3,160
Asian0.0%0
American Indian and Alaska Native0.0%0
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races0.0%0

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

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

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

2,495 residents (±270)

Denver City, Texas
Texas share

No high school diploma24%†591
High school or GED21%†535
Some college22%†551
Associate degree4.3%†108
Bachelor's degree19%†481
Graduate degree9.2%†229

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Bachelor's degree (+12.8 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 B15003View 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.

Income

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

Household income

1,465 households (±180)

Denver City, Texas
Texas share

Under $25k8.9%†130
$25k–50k14%†208
$50k–75k17%†253
$75k–100k20%†298
$100k–150k28%†408
$150k–200k4.0%†58
$200k or more7.5%†110

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $50k–75k (−17.8 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

1,465 households (±180)

Denver City, Texas
Texas share

Own67%986
Rent33%†479

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (−13.8 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 B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

382 households (±160)

Denver City, Texas
Texas share

Under $75013%†50
$750–1,00031%†118
$1,000–1,50050%†190

Home values

986 homes (±185)

Denver City, Texas
Texas share

Under $150k34%†335
$150k–250k51%†507
$250k–400k13%†124

Age of homes

1,625 homes (±171)

Denver City, Texas
Texas share

2010 or later6.0%†97
2000–20094.9%†80
1980–199923%†367

Size of homes

1,625 homes (±171)

Denver City, Texas
Texas share

Studio0.0%0
1 bedroom0.0%0
2 bedrooms21%†338

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

1,816 workers (±349)

Denver City, Texas
Texas share

Drive alone78%1,417
Carpool7.4%†134
Public transit0.0%0
Walk3.5%†63
Bike0.0%0
Work from home2.3%†41
Other8.9%†161

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Carpool (−13.6 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

1,775 workers (±355)

Denver City, Texas
Texas share

Under 15 min49%†863
15–29 min17%†307
30–44 min10%†184

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 Yoakum County, the county holding most of Denver City's residents.

Yoakum County has 192 employer establishments, 258 for every 10,000 residents (1.04× the US rate of 248; 1.18× Texas's), with 2,103 paid employees at an average annual pay of $74,664. The Census Bureau also counts 668 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 192; 668 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 258; US 248 · Texas 218
Paid employees: 2,103
Average annual pay: $74,664; US $68,342

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

Restaurants and other eating places	14	18.8	1.02×About typical	151	$16,179	5
Specialty trade contractors	14	18.8	1.22×About typical	132	$62,750	85
Truck transportation	11	14.8	2.92×More than typical	76	$92,368	46
Religious organizations	9	12.1	2.18×Too few to compare	33	$22,970	—
Banks and credit unions	7	9.4	2.91×Too few to compare	38	$58,026	—
Full-service restaurants	6	8.1	1.05×Too few to compare	58	$14,466	—
Auto parts, accessories and tire stores	5	6.7	3.85×Too few to compare	30	$47,033	3
Building equipment contractors	5	6.7	1.12×Too few to compare	38	$67,474	14
Foundation, structure and building exterior contractors	5	6.7	2.13×Too few to compare	76	$60,987	17
Gasoline stations	5	6.7	2.07×Too few to compare	59	$28,373	—
Limited-service restaurants	5	6.7	0.84×Too few to compare	72	$19,125	3
Management, scientific and technical consulting	5	6.7	1.00×Too few to compare	14	$59,143	12

Rank places for an industry Open Yoakum County

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

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 7,440 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

In FY2026, an estimated $0 of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Denver City, Texas: $0 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $0
Per resident: $0; US $1,994
Sole-source: —; US 30%
Single offer: —; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

2KFY2020

What was bought

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Denver City, Texas, so they do not add up across cities.

Denver City, Texas's figures are part of those of Yoakum County, TX and Gaines County, TX ($32.1K in FY2026), never added to them: 0.0% of that total.

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

See federal money in Yoakum 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.

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

House

Jodey C. ArringtonR-TX-19 · 100% of residentsWith party 99%Missed 3.3%

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.

Yoakum County35100% of residents

Other cities and towns in Yoakum County

Largest first.

Plains241,235

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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