Census Reporter

Dallas, TX

1,338,846 Population
339.6 square miles 3,942.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.9 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 35 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 34.8 ±0.1

Economics

$35,487 ±$510 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: $36,368 ±$178
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $32,177 ±$121
$54,747 ±$659 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: $72,882 ±$399
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $63,826 ±$218

18.1% ±0.6% (239,860  ±7,535) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 11.1% 817,556 (±0.2% / ±12,167)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 14.2% 3,984,260 (±0.1% / ±39,546)

26.9 minutes ±0.2 (16,649,405  ±211,746) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 28.4 96,497,835 (±0.1 / ±502,076)
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 26.6 329,257,250 (±0.1 / ±1,084,687)

Families

524,498 ±3,001 Number of households
  • the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 2,615,579 ±5,469
  • Texas: 9,906,070 ±18,881
2.5 ±0 (1,322,192  ±1,316) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 2.8 7,370,028 (±0 / ±2,201)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.8 28,039,855 (±0)

5.9% ±0.4% (20,916  ±1,309) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 5.5% 105,149 (±0.2% / ±3,114)
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 5.6% 396,357 (±0.1% / ±6,274)

Housing

581,987 ±2,897 Number of housing units
  • the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 2,821,032 ±912
  • Texas: 11,112,975 ±3,353

$208,700 ±$4,711 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: $236,200 ±$1,002
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $187,200 ±$597

16.5% ±0.5% (217,732  ±6,435.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 15.3% 1,123,061 (±0.2% / ±16,601.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 15.3% 4,311,981 (±0.1% / ±29,217.6)

Social

79% ±0.7% (692,783  ±6,874.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 86.2% 4,166,960 (±0.4% / ±17,528.7)
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 84.4% 15,565,117 (±0.2% / ±37,477.2)
34.7% ±0.5% (304,256  ±4,394.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 36% 1,739,330 (±0.2% / ±10,747.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 30.7% 5,662,178 (±0.1% / ±23,301.1)

43.1% ±1.2% (535,715  ±15,455) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 1-year data
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 32.2% 2,270,226 (±0.4% / ±27,334)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 35.6% 9,603,666 (±0.2% / ±60,531.4)

23.9% ±0.5% (319,344  ±6,477) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 18.5% 1,376,117 (±0.1% / ±10,732)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Texas: 16.8% 4,822,952 (±0.1% / ±26,828)

4.2% ±0.2% (42,501  ±1,912) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 6.1% 334,467 (±0.1% / ±5,167)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 6.8% 1,435,527 (±0.1% / ±11,744)
42,501 Total veterans ±1,912 38,537 Male ±1,759 3,964 Female ±486

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