Census Reporter

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area

7,573,136 Population
8,674 square miles 873.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.2 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 35.1 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$36,274 ±$389 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $32,267 ±$223
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$72,265 ±$610 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $64,034 ±$500
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

10.5% ±0.4% (782,288  ±31,373) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 13.6% 3,865,010 (±0.3% / ±70,183)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

28.7 minutes ±0.3 (101,854,050  ±1,261,230) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 27.2 351,917,720 (±0.2 / ±2,453,143)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

2,635,017 ±10,740 Number of households
  • Texas: 9,985,126 ±25,440
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.8 ±0 (7,489,445  ±6,565) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 2.8 28,395,188 (±0)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

5.4% ±0.3% (103,531  ±6,223) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 5.5% 390,925 (±0.2% / ±12,308)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

2,878,819 ±2,314 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 11,283,892 ±954
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$253,900 ±$2,512 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $200,400 ±$1,201
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

14.7% ±0.5% (1,096,909  ±35,160.6) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 15% 4,294,700 (±0.2% / ±64,565.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

86.6% ±0.7% (4,270,431  ±35,528.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 84.7% 15,890,162 (±0.4% / ±75,187)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
36.3% ±0.4% (1,788,138  ±21,938) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 30.8% 5,776,533 (±0.2% / ±42,322.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

32.2% ±0.4% (2,270,226  ±27,334) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 35.6% 9,603,666 (±0.2% / ±60,531.4)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

19.2% ±0.4% (1,454,626  ±26,848) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 17.1% 4,951,156 (±0.2% / ±53,285)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

5.8% ±0.2% (325,634  ±9,412) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 6.5% 1,405,059 (±0.1% / ±15,978)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
325,634 Total veterans ±9,412 287,309 Male ±8,782 38,325 Female ±3,970

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