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Dallas--Fort Worth--Arlington, TX Urban Area

5,843,632 Population
1,746.8 square miles 3,345.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.4 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6463%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female51%
  • Male
  • Female
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36%White18%Black0%†Native8%Asian0%†Islander0%†Other3%Two+33%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$44,220 ±$540 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$81,296 ±$947 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11.4% ±0.5% (657,597  ±29,357) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty16%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty11%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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27.5 minutes ±0.2 (70,189,270  ±906,328) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

2,192,140 ±10,675 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 ±0 (5,774,193  ±18,164) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples60%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married49%
  • Married
  • Single
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale39%Female35%
Now marriedMale51%Female48%
DivorcedMale8%Female11%
WidowedMale2%Female6%
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5.1% ±0.4% (76,520  ±5,694) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

1%†15-196%†20-248%†25-2910%†30-356%†35-393%†40-441%†45-50
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Housing

2,358,532 ±7,089 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied93%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied55%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit62%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$353,400 ±$2,848 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

14.1% ±0.5% (816,010  ±29,891.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

86.5% ±0.8% (3,338,436  ±33,301.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
39.4% ±0.6% (1,519,421  ±22,016.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

14%No degree21%High school26%Some college25%Bachelor's15%Post-grad
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36% ±0.6% (1,973,152  ±30,504) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only64%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only64%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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21.9% ±0.5% (1,279,376  ±26,996) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5% ±0.2% (219,545  ±9,674) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

1,496†WWII6,349†Korea58,426Vietnam56,888Gulf (1990s)68,516Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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219,545 Total veterans ±9,674 190,150 Male ±8,093 29,395 Female ±4,270

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Dallas--Fort Worth--Arlington, TX Urban Area <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/40000US22042-dallas-fort-worth-arlington-tx-urban-area/>