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Dalhart, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Dalhart is a Census city of 7,902 people across 4.78 square miles of land, lying across Dallam County and Hartley County. Median household income is $71,630, 65.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dalhart
What Dalhart is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.78 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,652
- County holding the largest share of its areaDallam County, 59.3 percent
- Counties this place lies inDallam County 59.3 percent, Hartley County 40.7 percent
Dalhart crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dalhart
How many people live in Dalhart
- Population7,902
- Median age30.9
- Population under 182,354
- Share under 1829.8 percent
- Population 65 and over1,001 plus or minus 230
- Share 65 and over12.7 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Households3,056
- Family households2,015
- Share of households that are families65.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dalhart
Income and work in Dalhart
- Median household income$71,630
- Per capita income$30,736
- Civilian labor force4,116
- Employed4,012
- Unemployed104 plus or minus 94
- Unemployment rate2.5 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over4,944
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.5 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.3 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Dalhart
- Housing units3,448
- Occupied units3,056
- Vacant units392 plus or minus 195
- Vacancy rate11.4 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Owner occupied1,986
- Renter occupied1,070 plus or minus 309
- Ownership rate65.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$161,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,069
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.9 percent
- Single family units2,734
- Share single family79.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more398 plus or minus 214
- Share in buildings of two or more11.5 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Mobile homes316 plus or minus 172
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dalhart
How Dalhart gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,830
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,618 plus or minus 553
- Share commuting under 15 minutes68.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more536 plus or minus 373
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more14.0 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Drove alone81.3 percent
- Carpooled12.7 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Worked from home2.1 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dalhart
SBA loans in Dalhart (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$5,063,000
- Average approval$723,286
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$3,413,000
- Jobs supported36
- Jobs per approval5.1
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more14.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dalhart, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Dalhart
Flood risk in Dalhart
- NFIP communityCity of Dalhart
- NFIP community number480164
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/06/91
The City of Dalhart participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480164 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Dallam County, not Dalhart
Dallam County context, not Dalhart figures
- Establishments in Dallam County221
- Covered employment, Dallam County4,866
- Average annual pay, Dallam County$57,124
- Housing units permitted, Dallam County5
Every figure in this section is published for Dallam County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dalhart.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Dalhart questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dalhart, Texas?
7,902, in 3,056 households. Dalhart city covers 4.78 square miles of land, which is 1,652 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dalhart in?
Dalhart lies in more than one. By area it is 59.3 percent in Dallam County, 40.7 percent in Hartley County. This page sits under Dallam County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Dalhart?
$71,630. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $161,600. Median gross rent is $1,069 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dalhart businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $5.1 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $150,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dalhart, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dalhart borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Dalhart. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Dalhart in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Dalhart appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dalhart, city of, community 480164, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Dalhart figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dallam County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Dalhart.
Is zoning published for Dalhart?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.