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Grand Prairie, TX

207,618 Population
72.4 square miles 2,866.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.7 ±2.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 35.8 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,994 ±$2,419 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: $46,770 ±$453
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$82,195 ±$4,622 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: $92,733 ±$1,281
  • a little higher than the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10% ±2.7% (20,701  ±5,501) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 9.7% 799,450 (±0.4% / ±35,505)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

28 minutes ±0.6 (2,434,630  ±86,889) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 27.9 92,503,450 (±0.1 / ±507,287)
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

67,356 ±3,657 Number of households
  • the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 3,012,855 ±10,622
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3.1 ±0.2 (207,237  ±534) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 2.7 8,247,304 (±0 / ±1,787)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

2.9% ±1.3% (1,598  ±746) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 4.8% 103,029 (±0.3% / ±7,084)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

71,787 ±3,894 Number of housing units
  • the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 3,235,415 ±699
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$322,900 ±$16,051 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: $389,500 ±$2,489
  • a little higher than the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.5% ±2.9% (25,802  ±5,947.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 13.9% 1,143,518 (±0.5% / ±37,093.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

79.5% ±3% (107,641  ±6,140) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 88.4% 4,882,742 (±0.7% / ±41,156.5)
  • about 90 percent of 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)
30.4% ±2.1% (41,235  ±3,334.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 41% 2,265,059 (±0.5% / ±27,548.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

28.7% ±2.9% (59,597  ±6,027) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 20.3% 1,691,268
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.8% ±1% (7,494  ±1,552) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area: 5.3% 331,121 (±0.2% / ±11,236)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
7,494 Total veterans ±1,552 6,384 Male ±1,315 1,110 Female ±656

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