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A town of 14,862. 28% more nonprofits per person than the typical Texas town.
Trash day: look up yoursDumas grades C overall, ranked 316th of 640 in Texas, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns. On the other side, CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 79% of the country. 29% of working residents work locally in Dumas, above both Texas’ towns (8.3%) and U.S. towns (8%). On civic life, just 40 of Texas’ 791 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is McDade Park, at 25 acres.
Where Dumas beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Dumas is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,117 in 1940, 14,501 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 2 maps from 1965 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Dumas, 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 Dumas.
Dumas has home values rising while Texas’s fall, has seen reported crime fall by about half and has more 90° days than most of the country, though not than most of Texas.
4.5 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. Dumas’ trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Dumas | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. McDade Park | — | 25 |
| 2. Morton Park | — | 4 |
| 3. Texhoma Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Dumas ISD. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Dumas H S, with 1,192 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dumas North ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 738 | – |
| Dumas H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,192 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
28% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Dumas. Dumas beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 71% of adults had a checkup this year in Dumas.
| Dumas | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 74% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 30% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Dumas | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.7% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 28% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Values rose 3.4% in the past year while the Texas typical home fell 1.5%.
The typical Dumas home is worth about $190,000, 36% below the Texas typical home. 62% of Dumas households own their home.
| Dumas | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 62% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,028 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The average commute for its 7,520 working residents takes 18.8 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas. Jobs based here grew from 3,299 in 2013 to 4,290.
About one in 3 of Dumas’s working residents works in town. The average trip to work in Dumas is 19 minutes. Jobs based in Dumas grew to 4,290 in 2023, 991 more than in 2013.
| Dumas | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Dumas weather station records that about 73 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 96% of Texas places with climate records. July afternoons average 92.8°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 88% of Texas places with climate records; January nights average 23.2°.
Only 5 of the 642 Texas towns we compare have a lower January low than Dumas. Dumas has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. About 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Dumas | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 93°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 23°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Reported crimes fell from 322 to 186 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
None within 15 miles of Dumas; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Dumas residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
5 notable people were born in Dumas.
City in Texas, USA
Dumas ( DEW-məs) is a city in and the county seat of Moore County, Texas, United States. The population was 14,501 at the 2020 census. Located approximately 40 miles north of Amarillo, the city is named for its founder, Louis Dumas (1856–1923). Dumas Avenue, the main thoroughfare, is also United States Highways 87 and 287. Window on the Plains Museum, which offers exhibits on Moore County and the Texas Panhandle, is located on South Dumas Avenue, the main thoroughfare. Dumas is home to Moore County Airport, a general-aviation airport two miles west of the central business district. The Dumas government claims, with some documentation, that the song "I'm a Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas" was wri…
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Dumas grades C overall, better than 29% of U.S. towns and #316 of 640 in Texas. It grades C− for health, C+ for safety and B+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
