Dawson
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Texas
Dawson is a sparsely populated county in Texas with 2 ZIP codes, 13,535 people, and one of the lowest household incomes among US counties among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.
National county placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Dawson, TX sits among US counties with one of the lowest household incomes among US counties, on a sparsely populated county population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 11th pct
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 13,535
- combined ZIP population
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $49,000
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.
Dawson lands in the national county income distribution as one of the lowest household incomes among US counties on sparsely populated county footing (FIPS 48115, 2 ZIPs, combined population 13,535). On this short ZIP list the county page is mainly the FIPS bridge - household ACS fields live on the primary ZIP.
Lower-income footing on a short ZIP list (2 codes, population 13,535). Skip multi-ZIP synthesis; open the primary code first, then return here only for the FIPS-keyed rent and crime overlays.
Population sits in the five-to-twenty-five thousand band with few ZIPs - still ZIP-first for household fields, but the county seat ZIP (usually the densest row) is worth a second glance before the FIPS overlays.
Within Texas, Briscoe is the closest lower-income county and Cottle the closest higher-income county by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Dawson. Use those locations as statewide context before treating the county average as a local-market answer.
2
Total ZIPs
13,535
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Dawson
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Data sources
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023). Verify with Census Bureau →
Source: HUD USPS Crosswalk (ZIP-to-county mapping). Verify with HUD →
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