Census Reporter

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area

7,451,858 Population
8,675.1 square miles 859 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 34.8 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,368 ±$178 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $32,177 ±$121
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$72,882 ±$399 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $63,826 ±$218
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

11.1% ±0.2% (817,556  ±12,167) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 14.2% 3,984,260 (±0.1% / ±39,546)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

28.4 minutes ±0.1 (96,497,835  ±502,076) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 26.6 329,257,250 (±0.1 / ±1,084,687)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

2,615,579 ±5,469 Number of households
  • Texas: 9,906,070 ±18,881
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.8 ±0 (7,370,028  ±2,201) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 2.8 28,039,855 (±0)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

5.5% ±0.2% (105,149  ±3,114) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 5.6% 396,357 (±0.1% / ±6,274)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

2,821,032 ±912 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 11,112,975 ±3,353
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$236,200 ±$1,002 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $187,200 ±$597
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

15.3% ±0.2% (1,123,061  ±16,601.5) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 15.3% 4,311,981 (±0.1% / ±29,217.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

86.2% ±0.4% (4,166,960  ±17,528.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 84.4% 15,565,117 (±0.2% / ±37,477.2)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
36% ±0.2% (1,739,330  ±10,747.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 30.7% 5,662,178 (±0.1% / ±23,301.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

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

18.5% ±0.1% (1,376,117  ±10,732) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 16.8% 4,822,952 (±0.1% / ±26,828)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

6.1% ±0.1% (334,467  ±5,167) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 6.8% 1,435,527 (±0.1% / ±11,744)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
334,467 Total veterans ±5,167 300,114 Male ±4,691 34,353 Female ±1,479

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