With 2,161 people, Dallas Center is a city in Iowa. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. That puts it in the top 9% of US cities for household income. 566 more people live here than in 2000. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. That is roughly 28% ahead of the Iowa median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $95,854, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 41%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Dallas Center
What changed most since 1990
White share99.5% → 93.6%(−5.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants75.2% → 83.3%(+8.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Hispanic share0.0% → 3.1%(+3.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Dallas Center's population equals 2.0% of Dallas County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.2% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 3.6% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)27.8%(37)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9%(12)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.3%(51)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War12.8%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 133 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Dallas Center, decade by decade
Dallas Center population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,454
$70,502
$133,924
18.2%
1.2
2000
1,595
$96,335
$174,879
18.5%
3.7
2010
1,623
$93,791
$204,133
24.0%
5.8
2020
1,901
$82,822
$211,622
32.8%
14.3
2024
2,161
$95,854
$246,800
29.9%
15.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
