Business & Economy - City of Dumas

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The City of Dumas is populated by approximately 13,530 people. The three major economic forces in Dumas and the surrounding areas are oil, farming and ranching.

Dumas/Moore county has passed water bond/school bond/hospital district bond/and storm drainage system bonds in the last fifteen years. This should provide a good indicator to you as to the progressiveness of our community.

Major Employers

Tax Rates for 2003-2004 per $100 valuation

Utility Rates

Agriculture

General Business Directory

Restaurant Guide

Major Employers

Name	Product or Service	Employees	Year Established in Dumas
ConAgra	Beef Slaughtering & Prefabricating	2,250	1974
Dumas Independent School District	Education	550	1928
Valero Energy Corporation	Oil Refinery	423	1933
Moore County Hospital District	Medical Services	327	1948
Wal-Mart	Discount Store	125
City of Dumas	Municipal Services	105	1930
Moore County	Municipal Services	327
Petro Source	Vacuum Tank Service	105	1988
BP (British Petroleum)	Gas & Oil	70
Witco	Carbon Black	68	1938

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Tax Rates for 2007-2008 per $100 valuation

	Tax Rate	Assess Ratio
City	$.126820	100%
County	$.313594	100%
School	$1.07410	100%
For more detail:	http://www.dumasedc.org/taxes.html

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Utility Rates

WATER RATES
Class	Size	First 3,000 Gallons	Additional
			1,000 gal each
Residential	3/4"	$8.00	$1.60
	1"	$8.00	$1.60
	1 1/2"	$8.00	$1.60
	2"	$8.00	$1.60
	3"	$8.00	$1.60
	4"	$8.00	$1.60
Commercial	3/4"	$12.70	$1.60
	1"	$12.70	$1.60
	1 1/2"	$12.70	$1.60
	2"	$12.70	$1.60
	3"	$12.70	$1.60
	4"	$12.70	$1.60
	6"	$12.70	$1.60

GAS RATES
Class	Size	First	Additional
		1,000 cubic feet	1,000 cubic feet
Residential		$9.90	$9.90
Commercial		$9.90	$9.90

SEWER RATES			Additional
Class		Base Rate	1,000 gallons each
		first 3000 gallons	based on Jan/Feb Average
Residential		$9.00	$1.15

		Base Rate	Additional
		first 3000 gallons	1,000 gallons each
Commercial		$11.50	$1.15

TRASH RATES
Residential		$13.35
Commercial	per pickup	$23.75	per container

Deposits
Residential	GAS	WATER
	$60.00	$40.00
Commercial	call for rate	call for rate

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Agriculture

Major Products Grown and Estimated Volume Produced in Area:

Corn    9 million bushels         Grain Sorghum - 800,000 cwt.         Wheat - 3 million bushels

Estimated Number of Livestock Units Raised/Fed/Slaughtered in Area:

County only:    350,300 fed         900,000 slaughtered

Food processing in Area:    Cactus Bakery & Tortilla Factory, Monfort, Inc.

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This page is for informational purposes only. For clarification on any of the above information please contact the City of Dumas or Dumas Economic Development Corporation