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Dallas County, TX

2,600,840 Population
873.1 square miles 2,978.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34 ±0.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$40,819 ±$904 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $38,123 ±$223
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$70,852 ±$2,077 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Texas: $72,284 ±$443
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

14.2% ±0.8% (364,533  ±21,483) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 14% 4,113,641 (±0.3% / ±72,677)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

26.9 minutes ±0.4 (30,051,276  ±583,897) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 26.7 329,915,840 (±0.2 / ±2,493,930)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

992,995 ±5,361 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,087,708 ±20,293
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.6 ±0 (2,572,289  ±1,145) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,420,404
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

5.7% ±0.6% (38,465  ±4,264) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 5.7% 420,463 (±0.2% / ±14,628)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

1,063,724 ±457 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,135,376 ±1,261
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$297,100 ±$4,189 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $275,400 ±$1,356
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

14.2% ±0.8% (365,182  ±19,757) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 14.3% 4,255,243 (±0.2% / ±65,296.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

82.2% ±1.3% (1,390,986  ±21,979.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 86.1% 16,875,375 (±0.4% / ±78,881.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
35.7% ±0.8% (603,580  ±13,746.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 33.9% 6,651,408 (±0.3% / ±48,274.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

42.8% ±0.6% (1,038,053  ±14,430) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 35.1% 9,891,294 (±0.2% / ±61,669.6)
  • about double the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±,203,206.2)

24.3% (631,876  ±16,370) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Texas: 17.2% 5,169,126
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

3.7% ±0.2% (72,464  ±4,728) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,401,173 (±0.1% / ±22,051)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
72,464 Total veterans ±4,728 63,005 Male ±4,222 9,459 Female ±1,999

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