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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area

7,943,685 Population
8,675.3 square miles 915.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.5 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$43,266 ±$502 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $38,123 ±$223
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$82,823 ±$1,022 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $72,284 ±$443
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

10.3% ±0.4% (806,928  ±29,030) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 14% 4,113,641 (±0.3% / ±72,677)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

27.7 minutes ±0.3 (92,400,150  ±1,201,770) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 26.7 329,915,840 (±0.2 / ±2,493,930)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

2,908,436 ±8,784 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,087,708 ±20,293
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.7 ±0 (7,850,743  ±1,616) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 2.7 † 29,420,404 (±50.1 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 325,134,660 (±4.3 / ±-555,555,600)

5.7% ±0.3% (114,446  ±6,839) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 5.7% 420,463 (±0.2% / ±14,628)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

3,096,485 ±670 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,135,376 ±1,261
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$349,500 ±$2,577 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $275,400 ±$1,356
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

14.1% ±0.4% (1,103,860  ±34,623.8) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 14.3% 4,255,243 (±0.2% / ±65,296.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±187,841.9)

Social

87.8% ±0.8% (4,578,361  ±39,842.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 86.1% 16,875,375 (±0.4% / ±78,881.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±272,504.5)
39.4% ±0.5% (2,054,444  ±24,625.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 33.9% 6,651,408 (±0.3% / ±48,274.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±175,321.9)

31.8% ±0.4% (2,365,301  ±30,114.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 35.1% 9,891,294 (±0.2% / ±61,669.6)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±203,206.2)

18.9% ±1,318.4% (1,497,519  ±23,728) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 17.2% † 5,169,126 (±318.5% / ±59,698)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 13.9% † 46,182,176 (±23.1% / ±149,842)

5.4% ±0.2% (318,985  ±9,998) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,401,173 (±0.1% / ±22,051)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
318,985 Total veterans ±9,998 282,150 Male ±8,347 36,835 Female ±3,921

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