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Dimmitt gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $129K for a typical one, or 2.3 years of the county’s $57K median household income. It grades C+ overall, ranked 242nd of 640 in Texas. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $46K, and 18% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, crime is low: it reports less per resident than 80% of U.S. towns. Dimmitt’s average trip to work is 13 minutes, below both Texas’ towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Castro County Courthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places. Among 642 Texas towns, just 9 have a lower January low than Dimmitt.
Where Dimmitt beats most towns.
Where Dimmitt’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Dimmitt is from typical.
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Census counts: 829 in 1930, 4,171 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1995 and 2 maps from 1965 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dimmitt, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Dimmitt.
Dimmitt trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, fares better on crime within Texas than nationally and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
Homes are within reach (about $129K for the typical one, B+ for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 23 miles. At 2.3 years of the county’s $57K median household income, the typical home (about $129K) costs less against local pay than in 87% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its B+ for cost of living.
55% of Dimmitt households own their home. Typical home values fell 6.3% in the year to September 2026. The median rent in Dimmitt is $879 a month.
| Dimmitt | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 55% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $879 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by Dimmitt ISD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Dimmitt H S, with 324 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 507 | C |
| Dimmitt H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 324 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
At 8.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 93% of Texas’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2025, 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
Dimmitt’s property crime rate is 2.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Dimmitt | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.7 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.7 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Jobs based here fell from 1,019 in 2013 to 799. The average commute for its 1,644 working residents takes 13.4 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
Most working residents leave Dimmitt for work: only 17% work in town. Jobs based in Dimmitt fell to 799 in 2023, 220 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Amarillo (9%), Hereford (7%) and Canyon (4%).
| Dimmitt | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $46,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Dimmitt 2 N weather station records that about 72 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 97% of Texas places with climate records. July afternoons average 91.3°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 96% of Texas places with climate records; January nights average 23.6°.
Dimmitt has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. About 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 4,321 U.S. towns with household incomes like Dimmitt’s, it is healthier than 85%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Dimmitt beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 28% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Dimmitt.
| Dimmitt | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 74% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Dimmitt | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with depression | 18.9% | 21.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 28.2% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.1 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Sheffy Park, at 35 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sheffy Park | — | 35 |
| 2. Dimmitt City Park | — | 6 |
| 3. Richardson elementary playground | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Dimmitt; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Dimmitt residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
3 notable people were born in Dimmitt.
City in Texas, United States
Dimmitt ( DIM-it) is a city in and the county seat of Castro County, Texas, United States. Its population was 4,171 at the 2020 census.
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Dimmitt grades C+ overall, better than 41% of U.S. towns and #242 of 640 in Texas. It grades C+ for health, A− for safety and C for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
3 notable people were born here, including Kent Hance and Don Carthel.
