CITY · 2000 CENSUS
Dallas
Texas · 1,188,580 residents · 339.676 sq mi
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Dallas has lower-than-average household income, with a median household income of $37,628. Population has grown 18% since 1990. Median home value is $87,400. At a median age of 30.5, residents skew younger than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $42,589
Younger
median age 30.5
US median: 35.2
More educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 24%
More affordable
home values down 14%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $120,530
Section 01
Population & growth
Population, 1990 – 2024
20241.3M
Age distribution, 2000
Under 58.3%(98,785)
5 to 97.6%(89,942)
10 to 146.7%(79,546)
15 to 196.9%(81,733)
20 to 248.9%(106,190)
25 to 3419.8%(235,824)
35 to 4415.5%(184,218)
45 to 5411.1%(132,491)
55 to 646.5%(77,550)
65 to 744.5%(53,554)
75 to 843%(35,808)
85 and over1.1%(12,939)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$37,628
+4%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $27,489 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$87,400
−14%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $77,100 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
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Section 04
Race & ethnicity
1990
White, non-Hispanic55.4%(557,957)
Black29.5%(297,018)
Hispanic / Latino20.3%(204,712)
Asian2.1%(21,543)
2000
White, non-Hispanic34.6%(410,777)
Black25.6%(304,824)
Hispanic / Latino35.6%(422,587)
Asian2.7%(31,626)
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)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
70.4%
−3.1 ptssince 1990
from 73.5% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
No data for the years selected.
Section 08
People & community
No data for the years selected.
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married38.6%(177,792)
Married50.5%(232,781)
Widowed2%(9,137)
Divorced8.9%(40,998)
Women 15+
Never married30.3%(138,891)
Married48.1%(220,680)
Widowed8.9%(40,827)
Divorced12.8%(58,519)
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Frequently asked
How many people live in Dallas, Texas?
Dallas, Texas has about 1,188,580 residents according to the 2000 Census.
What is the median household income in Dallas, Texas?
The typical household in Dallas, Texas earns about $37,628 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Dallas, Texas expensive?
In Dallas, Texas, the median home is worth about $87,400, and the typical rent is about $623 a month.
How educated are people in Dallas, Texas?
About 27.7% of adults age 25 and over in Dallas, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Dallas, Texas?
About 17.8% of people in Dallas, Texas live below the federal poverty line.
Has Dallas, Texas grown since 1990?
Yes, Dallas, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 181,749 residents, a change of about 18 percent over that period.
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