County profile
Dawson County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#1504 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 57% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+27.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,578
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
271
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$53.7k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
11,776
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.9%
Median HH income
$54.4k±$12.8k
Bachelor's degree+
12.7%±1.9%
Poverty rate
19.6%±5.6%
Business applications
97 · 2025
Retail establishments
39
32.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Mining & energy30%
Retail trade21%
Food & accommodation19%
Health care14%
Construction9%
Other services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
11,776
residents · 2025 · -5.6% since 2020
Income per capita $53.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−712
International migration+52
Natural change−46
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$640.7M2019
$604.4M2020
$761.6M2021
$1.2B2022
$1.2B2023
$1.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$103.4k±$14.6k
Median gross rent
$777/mo±$231/mo
Vacancy rate
17.5%±4.2%
Affordability
1.9× wages
Residential permits
$888.6k
3 units · 0.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
38.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 94Hail 92Strong wind 77
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2112016
1882017
2132018
2072019
2262020
2432021
2532022
2492023
2982024
2912025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -96% since 2021802021
12022
02023
02024
32025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
67.8 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
1.1 km
SLAL
Nearest port
646.8 km
Victoria, TX
Nearest commercial airport
92.1 km
MIDLAND INTL AIR AND SPACE PORT
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$53.7k
avg. annual pay · +29% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Dawson?
Dawson's economy produced $1.5B in 2024, growing 27.7% year over year — faster than 99% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is mining & energy.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.