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Dallas

Texas · 1,304,379 residents · 340 sq mi
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With 1,304,379 people, Dallas is a city in Texas. Owners hold 40% of the housing stock. This skews young, with a median age of 33.6. 24% of locals were born outside the United States. The poverty rate is 18.1%, above the 12.8% national rate. The typical home is worth $208,700, having more than doubled since 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 33.6
US median: 38.8
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 59%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,304,379
+10%since 2000
from 1,188,580 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
33.6
+10%since 2000
from 30.5 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
340 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
974K1.1M1.2M1.3M1.4M19902000201020202024Dallas
20241.3M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 56.5%(84,272)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.4%(83,996)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.6%(86,605)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.3%(81,865)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.6%(98,786)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3418.9%(247,139)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4414.2%(185,473)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5411.7%(151,984)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6410.6%(137,628)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 746.8%(89,280)
US avg: 10%
75 to 843.1%(40,953)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.3%(16,398)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$54,747
−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $37,628 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$35,487
+60%since 2000
from $22,183 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
36.1%
+10.4 ptssince 2009
from 25.7% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
18.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2000
from 17.8% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information10.8%
US avg: 11.1%
Wholesale trade10.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Other services9.2%
US avg: 6.6%
Retail trade7.4%
US avg: 10%
Public administration6.2%
US avg: 4.7%
Finance & insurance6.1%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical5.6%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing3%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food2.1%
US avg: 2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.7%
US avg: 1.7%
Manufacturing0.5%
US avg: 0.5%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.8%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$208,700
+59%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $87,400 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,111
+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $623 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
40.0%
−3.2 ptssince 2000
from 43.2% in 2000
60.0% rent
Persons per household
2.52 people
−5%since 2009
from 2.65 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
3.8
+21%since 2009
from 3.1 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.
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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic28.1%(366,393)
Black22.9%(298,764)
Hispanic / Latino42.3%(551,174)
Asian3.7%(47,820)
Other2.2%(28,155)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican34.6%(462,673)
Central American3.7%(49,981)
Salvadoran1.8%(24,675)
Honduran1%(13,652)
South American0.8%(10,832)
Guatemalan0.6%(8,404)
Puerto Rican0.6%(8,196)
Cuban0.3%(4,629)
Venezuelan0.3%(3,504)
Spaniard0.3%(3,398)
Colombian0.2%(2,509)
Peruvian0.1%(1,703)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(1,441)
Dominican0.1%(1,180)
Ecuadorian0.1%(982)
Costa Rican0.1%(896)
Panamanian0.1%(843)
Argentine0.1%(826)
Chilean0%(498)
Bolivian0%(407)
Uruguayan0%(99)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.9%(12,453)
Chinese0.6%(8,155)
Vietnamese0.6%(7,798)
Filipino0.2%(3,100)
Korean0.2%(3,068)
Burmese0.2%(2,977)
Pakistani0.1%(1,657)
Thai0.1%(1,299)
Japanese0.1%(1,049)
Cambodian0.1%(965)
Taiwanese0.1%(854)
Laotian0.1%(802)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0%(478)
Bhutanese0%(336)
Indonesian0%(137)
Mongolian0%(91)
Hmong0%(72)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(297)
Samoan0%(287)
Tongan0%(63)
Fijian0%(45)
Ancestry
German5.1%(67,834)
English4.8%(64,909)
Irish4.1%(55,209)
American4.1%(54,500)
Subsaharan African2.5%(33,063)
Italian1.7%(22,457)
French1.2%(16,714)
Scottish1.1%(14,244)
Polish0.8%(11,358)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(10,093)
British0.5%(6,873)
Nigerian0.5%(6,647)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Czech0.4%(5,568)
Dutch0.4%(5,441)
Swedish0.4%(5,390)
Russian0.4%(5,140)
Norwegian0.4%(5,071)
Ethiopian0.4%(4,821)
West Indian0.4%(4,785)
Welsh0.3%(4,566)
Iranian0.2%(2,916)
Greek0.2%(2,346)
Lebanese0.2%(2,183)
Jamaican0.2%(2,141)
French Canadian0.1%(1,903)
Kenyan0.1%(1,857)
Danish0.1%(1,724)
Portuguese0.1%(1,497)
Brazilian0.1%(1,490)
Swiss0.1%(1,488)
Austrian0.1%(1,470)
Hungarian0.1%(1,392)
Ukrainian0.1%(1,183)
Canadian0.1%(1,124)
Iraqi0.1%(995)
Lithuanian0.1%(950)
Haitian0.1%(882)
Romanian0.1%(859)
Arab0.1%(854)
Belgian0.1%(839)
Turkish0.1%(832)
Egyptian0.1%(794)
Finnish0.1%(699)
Croatian0%(565)
Australian0%(563)
Slovak0%(552)
Israeli0%(455)
Ghanaian0%(421)
Armenian0%(397)
Bulgarian0%(383)
Slovene0%(328)
Guyanese0%(304)
Moroccan0%(285)
Syrian0%(273)
Jordanian0%(222)
Serbian0%(215)
Latvian0%(162)
Somali0%(151)
Barbadian0%(131)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
34.7%
+7.1 ptssince 2000
from 27.7% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
79.0%
+8.6 ptssince 2000
from 70.4% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
13.1%
+3.5 ptssince 2000
from 9.6% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.9 min
+51%since 2000
from 17.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
74.3%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 75.4% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
8.9%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 9.9% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.9%
−3.6 ptssince 2011
from 8.5% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
68.7%
+1.0 ptssince 2011
from 67.7% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.3%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
37.3%
+6.8 ptssince 2009
from 30.6% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.6%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 51.2% in 2009
Female
50.4%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 48.8% in 2009
Foreign born
23.9%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 25.4% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
23.1%
−7.9 ptssince 2013
from 31.0% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
89.8%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
83.5%
US average: 86.2%
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
23.1%
−7.9 ptssince 2013
from 31.0% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
44.1%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
10.2%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
12.0%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
19.8%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
1.5%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
53.2%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
29.7%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)24.8%(10,542)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)18.3%(7,786)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era32.2%(13,684)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War7.9%(3,348)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II2.6%(1,091)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 42,501 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 Dallas, Texas?

Dallas, Texas has about 1,304,379 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Dallas, Texas?

The typical household in Dallas, Texas earns about $54,747 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 $208,700, and the typical rent is about $1,111 a month.

How educated are people in Dallas, Texas?

About 34.7% 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 18.1% 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 297,548 residents, a change of about 30 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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