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Dallas County, TX

2,656,028 Population
873.2 square miles 3,041.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.2 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$43,045 ±$844 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$78,932 ±$2,070 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.4% ±1% (324,662  ±26,041) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.1 minutes ±0.4 (31,813,760  ±650,782) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 27.5 362,382,530 (±0.1 / ±2,293,063)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

995,263 ±5,839 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0 (2,621,706  ±1,710) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.1% ±0.5% (28,394  ±3,475) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

1,088,688 ±652 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$330,500 ±$5,180 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14.3% ±0.8% (375,855  ±22,067.2) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

82.7% ±1.4% (1,439,279  ±23,929.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 86.7% 17,837,644 (±0.4% / ±79,388.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
37.3% ±0.9% (648,735  ±14,855.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

43.6% ±0.7% (1,078,866  ±18,377.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 35.7% 10,477,394 (±0.2% / ±60,753.5)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

25.2% (668,988  ±19,594) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4% ±0.3% (79,934  ±5,569) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
79,934 Total veterans ±5,569 68,025 Male ±5,072 11,909 Female ±2,277

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