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Dumas, TX is an agricultural city with a population of 14,565. This small town has a population density of 2,464 people per square mile making it much more sparsely populated than the United States as a whole. Despite its small size, there are still plenty of activities and businesses to enjoy here! Local businesses include The Greasy Spoon Diner, Corrales Grocery Store, and Aaron’s Hardware Store. Year-round outdoor activities in Dumas include camping at Lake Meredith National Recreation Area or hunting at XIT Hunting Preserve and Ranch. Other organizations in the area include the Dumas Fire Department and the Moore County Library. For local sporting events, residents can attend high school football games at Dumas High School and basketball games at Moore County High School.

The population in Dumas is 14,565. There are 2,637 people per square mile aka population density. The median age in Dumas is 28.9, the US median age is 38.4. The number of people per household in Dumas is 3.2, the US average of people per household is 2.6.

Family in Dumas
- 52.7% are married
- 7.7% are divorced
- 36.8% are married with children
- 19.8% have children, but are single
Race in Dumas

- 37.4% are White
- 1.9% are Black
- 8.5% are Asian
- 0.4% are Native American
- 0.0% claim Other
- 50.7% claim Hispanic ethnicity
- 1.1% Two or more races
- 0.0% Hawaiian, Pacific Islander

   Estimated Total Population by Age

  PeopleDumas, TexasUnited States
  14,565.0329,725,481.0
  47.7%50.5%
  52.3%49.5%
  28.938.4
 
  14,042.0326,569,308.0
  14,756.0309,327,143.0
  13,747.0285,036,114.0
  12,871.0251,960,433.0
  -1.0%15.6%
  5.8%30.8%
 
  2636.793.4
  5.5243531905.423
  0.019264836.791
 
  30.9%59.4%
  3.2%12.2%
  3.3%5.6%
  0.3%0.6%
  0.0%0.2%
  0.2%0.4%
  3.2%3.2%
  58.9%18.4%
 
  52.7%49.8%
  51.6%48.0%
  1.0%1.8%
  47.3%50.2%
  32.7%33.8%
  8.1%10.8%
  6.6%5.6%
 
  3.232.6
  4,466.0124,010,992.0
  3,326.080,755,759.0
  42.2%30.5%
  34.6%42.9%
  1,140.043,255,233.0
  17.3%15.8%
  5.9%10.8%
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Over 6 years ago

Lived here most of my life. It is, as another reviewer stated, unfortunately run by the large hispanic population. That in itself would not be bad at all because they  More

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Over 17 years ago

Dumas is a sleepy little town in the Texas Panhandle. Cost of living is low but so is quality of living. The town is dominated by the Hispanic population, many are  More

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