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Cedar Hill

Texas · 49,801 residents (2025 est.) · 35.8 sq mi
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Cedar Hill is home to 48,879 people in Texas. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 16,786 people. Few US cities rank higher on income. Households here earn about 30% more than in Texas as a whole. The median age is 35.7, younger than the US median of 38.9. Median rent is $1,993 a month.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 73%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
48,879
+52%since 2000
from 32,093 in 2000
49,801 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,366 / sq mi
+13%since 2009
from 1,210 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
35.7
+13%since 2000
from 31.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
35.8 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
17K26K35K43K52K19902000201020202024Cedar Hill
202449K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.4%(3,111)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.3%(3,093)
US avg: 6%
10 to 149.4%(4,590)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.2%(3,501)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.6%(3,214)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.4%(6,538)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.2%(6,469)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.7%(6,720)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.5%(6,091)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 748%(3,913)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 842.3%(1,140)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1%(499)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$101,909
−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $60,136 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$42,128
+80%since 2000
from $23,389 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
63.5%
+21.9 ptssince 2009
from 41.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.0%
+4.4 ptssince 2000
from 5.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.416
+8%since 2010
from 0.384 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services9.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance8.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical8.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration7.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade7.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade5.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$302,700
+73%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $96,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,993
+47%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $743 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
71.4%
−9.6 ptssince 2000
from 81.0% in 2000
28.6% rent
Vacancy rate
4.9%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.92 people
−5%since 2009
from 3.07 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
25.2%
−10.2 ptssince 2009
from 35.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
60.7%
+5.6 ptssince 2009
from 55.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.0
+45%since 2009
from 2.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
62
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic50.8%(16,317)
Black33.4%(10,727)
Hispanic / Latino11.9%(3,822)
Asian2%(627)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic15.8%(7,742)
Black53.9%(26,359)
Hispanic / Latino24.2%(11,842)
Asian1.8%(860)
Other4.2%(2,076)
Diversity Score
78
−5%since 2009
from 82 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican19.5%(9,539)
Puerto Rican1.2%(585)
Salvadoran0.6%(296)
Dominican0.3%(170)
Peruvian0.3%(158)
Spaniard0.3%(144)
Honduran0.2%(110)
Venezuelan0.1%(71)
Colombian0.1%(65)
Argentine0.1%(57)
+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(56)
Guatemalan0.1%(55)
Ecuadorian0.1%(39)
Cuban0.1%(30)
Asian origin
Filipino0.5%(245)
Vietnamese0.4%(195)
Asian Indian0.3%(127)
Korean0.2%(112)
Cambodian0.1%(57)
Chinese0.1%(38)
Thai0.1%(38)
Hmong0%(19)
Pakistani0%(17)
Japanese0%(12)
Okinawan0%(12)
Laotian0%(4)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.1%(32)
Samoan0%(18)
Ancestry
American3.8%(1,881)
English3.6%(1,776)
German3.6%(1,736)
Irish2.5%(1,246)
Somali0.9%(453)
Ghanaian0.9%(440)
West Indian0.8%(400)
French0.8%(378)
Italian0.7%(334)
Nigerian0.6%(298)
Scottish0.4%(195)
+ 31 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.4%(187)
Swedish0.4%(183)
Dutch0.3%(128)
Haitian0.2%(120)
Jamaican0.2%(112)
Polish0.2%(83)
Russian0.2%(79)
Belgian0.2%(74)
Canadian0.1%(57)
British0.1%(56)
Austrian0.1%(54)
Brazilian0.1%(52)
Romanian0.1%(52)
Czech0.1%(35)
Lithuanian0.1%(34)
Greek0.1%(31)
Portuguese0.1%(31)
Hungarian0.1%(28)
Arab0.1%(27)
Danish0.1%(27)
Ukrainian0.1%(27)
Welsh0.1%(25)
Norwegian0%(24)
Swiss0%(11)
Iranian0%(7)
Finnish0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
35.8%
+7.5 ptssince 2000
from 28.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.9%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 89.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.3%
+5.7 ptssince 2000
from 7.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
31.4 min
+33%since 2000
from 23.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
72.3%
−8.2 ptssince 2009
from 80.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.9%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.3%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
17.0%
+13.8 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.9%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
2.8%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.4%
−0.5 ptssince 2011
from 7.9% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
72.1%
−1.4 ptssince 2011
from 73.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
81.6%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 79.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.7%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 13.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
43.2%
+3.5 ptssince 2009
from 39.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
46.4%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 48.2% in 2009
Female
53.6%
+1.9 ptssince 2009
from 51.8% in 2009
Foreign born
10.2%
+3.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.9%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 8.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.3%
+1.9 ptssince 2012
from 9.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
13.4%
−3.9 ptssince 2013
from 17.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
95.7%
+7.7 ptssince 2017
from 88.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
99.0%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 98.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.6%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 87.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
80.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2016
from 79.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
16.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2016
from 16.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.2%(6,587)
Married53.7%(9,260)
Widowed1.1%(190)
Divorced7.1%(1,220)
Women 15+
Never married36.6%(7,618)
Married44.5%(9,276)
Widowed4.6%(954)
Divorced14.3%(2,980)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
13.4%
−3.9 ptssince 2013
from 17.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
61.6%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 62.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
9.5%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 10.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
11.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 10.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
12.9%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 14.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 3.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
70.0%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 71.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
24.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 25.0% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)38%(937)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.9%(591)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era17.1%(421)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,468 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Cedar Hill, Texas?

Cedar Hill, Texas has about 48,879 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Cedar Hill, Texas?

The typical household in Cedar Hill, Texas earns about $101,909 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Cedar Hill, Texas expensive?

In Cedar Hill, Texas, the median home is worth about $302,700, and the typical rent is about $1,993 a month.

How educated are people in Cedar Hill, Texas?

About 35.8% of adults age 25 and over in Cedar Hill, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Cedar Hill, Texas?

About 10.0% of people in Cedar Hill, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Cedar Hill, Texas grown since 1990?

Yes, Cedar Hill, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 28,905 residents, a change of about 145 percent over that period.

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