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This town of 275 people was incorporated in 1948.
Dell City’s median age is 53.6 years, above both Texas’ towns (35.9 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Dell City’s trail network density is 1.1 miles per square mile, above both Texas’ towns (0.3) and U.S. towns (0.4). Dell City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Dell City beats most towns.
Census counts: 383 in 1970, a peak of 569 in 1990, 245 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 2 maps from 1951 on.
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26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Texas. Dell City has grown 11% since 2020, to 275 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Dell City | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 53.7% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.1% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.6% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 14.6% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 36.6% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 15.9% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 3.7% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 18.3% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.6% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
Its one school is below. Enrollment at Dell City’s public school: 76 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dell City SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 76 | B |
NCES · EDFacts
Half the trips to work are shorter than 64 miles. Jobs in Dell City fell by 46 from 2013 to 2023, to 115. Most people who work leave Dell City to do it: just 6% work in town. The top destinations are El Paso (23%), Fort Hancock (6%) and Sierra Blanca (5%).
| Dell City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 9.8% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons reach 97°, January nights drop to 26° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected losses in Dell City break down as 46% from drought and 36% from inland flooding. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in two thirds of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Dell City, 35% of adults worry about having enough food. Of 31 CDC measures, Dell City beats the Texas average on 2 and trails it on 23. Just over a fifth of adults here have diabetes; 20% report frequent physical distress.
| Dell City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Dell City | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14.1% | 17% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.4% | 74.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 27.9% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. One park or preserve covers 4 acres in Dell City.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dell City Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dell City, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Where Dell City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
None within 15 miles of Dell City; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Dell City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
City in Texas, United States
Dell City is a city in Hudspeth County, Texas, United States. The population was 365 at the time of the 2010 census, down from 413 at the time of the 2000 census. The population is now at 245 by the 2020 census. It is near the former location of Paulville, a failed Ron Paul-inspired Libertarian cooperative and planned community. The city was incorporated in 1948, shortly after the discovery of an underground water supply by oil prospectors, which attracted farmers to the area. Its name is a reference to the nursery rhyme "The Farmer in the Dell."
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