Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 13.26 minutes getting to work every day.
Being a small city, Dalhart does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Dalhart are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.01% of adults in Dalhart having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Dalhart in 2022 was $30,162, which is middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $120,648 for a family of four. However, Dalhart contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Dalhart is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Dalhart home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Dalhart, accounting for 48.36% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Dalhart residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Dalhart include German, English, Irish, European, and Welsh.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Dalhart's cultural character, accounting for 22.81% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Dalhart is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
