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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area

7,540,371 Population
9,279.2 square miles 812.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.1 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 34.9 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$34,971 ±$354 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $30,641 ±$164
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$69,445 ±$956 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $60,629 ±$279
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

11.2% ±0.4% (837,090  ±30,758) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 14.9% 4,180,675 (±0.2% / ±65,525)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

28.5 minutes ±0.2 (100,773,610  ±951,804) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 26.7 336,985,505 (±0.1 / ±1,969,834)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

2,623,878 ±11,143 Number of households
  • Texas: 9,776,083 ±21,679
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.8 ±0 (7,456,922  ±6,918) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 2.9 28,101,594 (±0)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

5.1% ±0.3% (97,770  ±5,592) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 5.4% 383,580 (±0.2% / ±15,108)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

2,853,246 ±2,393 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 11,101,498 ±754
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$238,800 ±$2,397 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Texas: $186,000 ±$1,168
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

15.5% ±0.4% (1,154,302  ±30,361.1) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 15.3% 4,341,108 (±0.2% / ±64,275.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

86.1% ±0.7% (4,213,910  ±35,184.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 84% 15,513,128 (±0.4% / ±68,444.5)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
35.5% ±0.4% (1,738,717  ±21,647.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 30.3% 5,600,777 (±0.2% / ±39,326.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

32.3% ±0.4% (2,264,493  ±25,542.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 35.8% 9,559,445 (±0.2% / ±53,224.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 21.9% 67,268,668 (±0.1% / ±198,318.9)

18.8% ±0.3% (1,414,578  ±20,924) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 17.2% 4,928,025 (±0.2% / ±47,230)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

6.4% ±0.2% (355,058  ±10,149) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 6.8% 1,435,787 (±0.1% / ±19,773)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
355,058 Total veterans ±10,149 316,591 Male ±9,854 38,467 Female ±3,941

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