CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Dallas

Texas · 1,006,831 residents · 340 sq mi

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Dallas is home to 1,006,831 people in Texas. 44% of homes are owner-occupied. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population has fallen 15% since 2000. 18.0% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $77,100.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

27% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,006,831

−15%vs 2000

vs 1,188,580 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.8

+1%vs 2000

vs 30.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

340 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241.3M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(80,306)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(70,767)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(62,321)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(63,910)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.8%(88,400)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3422.8%(229,247)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(149,282)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(93,314)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.2%(72,055)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.6%(56,479)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(30,675)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(10,075)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,489

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,628 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,300

−27%vs 2000

vs $22,183 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.0%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$77,100

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $87,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$426

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $623 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

44.1%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 43.2% in 2000

55.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic34.6%(410,777)

Black25.6%(304,824)

Hispanic / Latino35.6%(422,587)

Asian2.7%(31,626)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic55.4%(557,957)

Black29.5%(297,018)

Hispanic / Latino20.3%(204,712)

Asian2.1%(21,543)

Other12.9%(130,313)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican33.5%(437,505)

Central American4.7%(62,124)

Salvadoran2%(26,040)

South American1.7%(21,640)

Honduran1.6%(21,067)

Guatemalan0.9%(11,582)

Venezuelan0.8%(10,926)

Puerto Rican0.6%(8,150)

Cuban0.4%(5,728)

Colombian0.3%(4,084)

Spaniard0.3%(3,339)

Peruvian0.2%(2,654)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Nicaraguan0.1%(1,824)

Dominican0.1%(1,615)

Ecuadorian0.1%(1,293)

Argentine0.1%(1,048)

Panamanian0.1%(866)

Chilean0.1%(657)

Bolivian0%(488)

Costa Rican0%(458)

Paraguayan0%(164)

Uruguayan0%(86)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1%(13,682)

Chinese0.6%(8,447)

Vietnamese0.6%(7,993)

Filipino0.3%(4,287)

Korean0.3%(3,818)

Pakistani0.2%(2,193)

Burmese0.1%(1,412)

Kazakh0.1%(1,070)

Japanese0.1%(1,051)

Taiwanese0.1%(935)

Cambodian0.1%(908)

Sri Lankan0.1%(765)

+ 10 more asian origin groups with data

Thai0%(562)

Nepalese0%(500)

Bangladeshi0%(380)

Laotian0%(344)

Hmong0%(275)

Malaysian0%(133)

Indonesian0%(45)

Mongolian0%(35)

Singaporean0%(24)

Uzbek0%(15)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(941)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(777)

Chamorro0%(391)

Fijian0%(73)

Tongan0%(58)

Guamanian0%(19)

Ancestry

English6.4%(83,559)

German5.5%(71,944)

Irish4.4%(57,883)

American3.5%(45,611)

Subsaharan African2.6%(34,216)

Italian1.8%(23,380)

French1.2%(15,598)

Scottish1.2%(15,120)

Polish0.9%(11,479)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(9,046)

Ethiopian0.6%(8,257)

Nigerian0.6%(7,473)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.5%(6,690)

Swedish0.4%(5,650)

West Indian0.4%(5,153)

Czech0.4%(5,015)

Norwegian0.4%(4,924)

Dutch0.4%(4,756)

British0.3%(4,209)

Russian0.3%(3,996)

Welsh0.3%(3,777)

Iranian0.2%(2,942)

Jamaican0.2%(2,447)

Lebanese0.2%(2,363)

Portuguese0.2%(2,066)

Swiss0.1%(1,684)

Danish0.1%(1,602)

Kenyan0.1%(1,557)

Ukrainian0.1%(1,553)

Greek0.1%(1,542)

Turkish0.1%(1,524)

French Canadian0.1%(1,490)

Austrian0.1%(1,429)

Hungarian0.1%(1,314)

Brazilian0.1%(1,184)

Haitian0.1%(1,183)

Canadian0.1%(1,152)

Romanian0.1%(829)

Moroccan0.1%(813)

Croatian0.1%(792)

Syrian0.1%(779)

Lithuanian0.1%(776)

Israeli0.1%(704)

Egyptian0%(641)

Ghanaian0%(535)

Slovak0%(530)

Armenian0%(526)

Finnish0%(496)

Palestinian0%(414)

Belgian0%(300)

Australian0%(283)

Guyanese0%(279)

Iraqi0%(271)

Serbian0%(266)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(238)

Barbadian0%(213)

Slovene0%(198)

Bulgarian0%(160)

Latvian0%(153)

Jordanian0%(137)

Somali0%(101)

Cape Verdean0%(88)

Macedonian0%(33)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Central American population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

27.1%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.5%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.7%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.6 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 17.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married45.9%(239,654)

Married43.2%(225,617)

Widowed2.1%(10,847)

Divorced8.8%(45,764)

Women 15+

Never married41.6%(218,894)

Married41%(215,512)

Widowed6.2%(32,448)

Divorced11.2%(58,873)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

22.8%

−8.2 ptssince 2013

from 31.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.0%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 44.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.9%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.8%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.9%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.3%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 53.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.5%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 29.7% 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)30.8%(11,236)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.6%(8,615)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.1%(10,613)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5%(1,836)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(241)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 36,465 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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