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Grand Prairie

Texas · 209,434 residents (2025 est.) · 72.5 sq mi
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The short version

Grand Prairie is a city of 201,883 people in Texas. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 74,456 people. The median age is 34.4, younger than the US median of 38.9. 25% of people here were born outside the United States. There are 2,784 people per square mile. 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,619, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 98%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Grand Prairie

What changed most since 1990

  • White share66.6% → 18.7% (−47.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Hispanic share20.3% → 46.6% (+26.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
  • Population99,613 → 201,883 (+103%)US over the same years: +35%

Among the 216 cities and towns in the Dallas metro

  • 142nd in household income$81,619
  • 117th in share with a bachelor's degree30.0%
  • 139th in home value$295,500
  • 27th in diversity score85.1

Its weight in Dallas County

Grand Prairie's population equals 7.7% of Dallas County's. Its number of households without a car equals 5.1% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
201,883
+58%since 2000
from 127,427 in 2000
209,434 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
2,784 / sq mi
+58%since 2000
from 1,757 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
34.4
+13%since 2000
from 30.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
72.5 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
89K120K151K181K212K19902000201020202024Grand Prairie
2024202K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.6%(11,245)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.4%(14,979)
US avg: 6%
10 to 148.9%(18,054)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.6%(15,394)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.8%(13,727)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.5%(29,181)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414%(28,287)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.1%(26,450)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.1%(22,314)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.2%(14,514)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 842.7%(5,424)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.1%(2,314)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$81,619
−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $46,816 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$35,192
+85%since 2000
from $18,978 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
54.1%
+24.5 ptssince 2009
from 29.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2000
from 11.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.407
+2%since 2010
from 0.399 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade12.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Information10.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance9.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical9.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade8.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration5.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing3.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing0.3%
US avg: 0.4%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$295,500
+98%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $82,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,629
+39%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $642 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
58.7%
−2.5 ptssince 2000
from 61.2% in 2000
41.3% rent
Vacancy rate
4.8%
−5.3 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.95 people
−4%since 2009
from 3.07 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.8%
−8.3 ptssince 2009
from 31.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
57.0%
+9.1 ptssince 2009
from 47.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.6
+54%since 2009
from 2.3 in 2009
1990 – 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
73
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic47.2%(60,118)
Black13.3%(16,948)
Hispanic / Latino33%(42,038)
Asian4.4%(5,574)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic18.7%(37,715)
Black24.8%(50,048)
Hispanic / Latino46.6%(94,084)
Asian6.9%(13,961)
Other3%(6,075)
Diversity Score
85
+1%since 2009
from 84 in 2009
1990 – 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
Mexican37.5%(75,717)
Central American4.5%(9,088)
Salvadoran3%(5,983)
Puerto Rican1%(2,012)
South American0.8%(1,554)
Honduran0.6%(1,304)
Guatemalan0.4%(879)
Nicaraguan0.4%(826)
Dominican0.4%(803)
Spaniard0.4%(739)
Cuban0.3%(653)
Colombian0.3%(565)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.2%(313)
Peruvian0.1%(279)
Ecuadorian0.1%(270)
Argentine0%(72)
Chilean0%(31)
Uruguayan0%(21)
Asian origin
Vietnamese3.4%(6,923)
Asian Indian0.9%(1,768)
Chinese0.7%(1,495)
Filipino0.5%(941)
Hmong0.3%(559)
Nepalese0.2%(502)
Pakistani0.2%(414)
Laotian0.2%(378)
Bangladeshi0.1%(263)
Korean0.1%(215)
Japanese0%(89)
Thai0%(75)
+ 6 more asian origin groups with data
Cambodian0%(63)
Taiwanese0%(38)
Malaysian0%(37)
Kazakh0%(32)
Mongolian0%(16)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(114)
Tongan0%(41)
Ancestry
Subsaharan African5.1%(10,279)
English4.2%(8,421)
German4%(8,011)
American3.2%(6,489)
Nigerian2.8%(5,565)
Irish2.7%(5,503)
Italian1%(2,011)
Scottish0.9%(1,887)
British0.8%(1,716)
French0.7%(1,390)
Arab0.5%(1,069)
West Indian0.4%(845)
+ 43 more ancestry groups with data
Polish0.4%(818)
Norwegian0.3%(594)
Dutch0.3%(537)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(528)
Kenyan0.2%(473)
Swedish0.2%(435)
Ghanaian0.2%(429)
Welsh0.2%(414)
Lebanese0.2%(379)
Jamaican0.2%(333)
Czech0.2%(315)
Ethiopian0.2%(314)
Canadian0.1%(275)
Iraqi0.1%(245)
Russian0.1%(237)
Somali0.1%(194)
Egyptian0.1%(186)
Romanian0.1%(162)
Brazilian0.1%(135)
Turkish0.1%(135)
Palestinian0.1%(121)
Swiss0.1%(113)
Portuguese0.1%(108)
Greek0.1%(104)
Danish0%(98)
Finnish0%(93)
Haitian0%(80)
Croatian0%(77)
Hungarian0%(77)
Moroccan0%(71)
Austrian0%(56)
Guyanese0%(46)
Belgian0%(40)
Iranian0%(38)
Ukrainian0%(32)
Bulgarian0%(25)
Jordanian0%(21)
Syrian0%(20)
Slovene0%(9)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
30.0%
+10.7 ptssince 2000
from 19.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
81.7%
+6.8 ptssince 2000
from 74.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.3%
+4.3 ptssince 2000
from 5.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
28.0 min
+49%since 2000
from 18.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
73.3%
−8.7 ptssince 2009
from 81.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
11.7%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 12.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.7%
+10.0 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.8%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.0%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.2%
−3.5 ptssince 2011
from 8.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
69.8%
−2.4 ptssince 2011
from 72.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.4%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 73.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.5%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
36.0%
+7.8 ptssince 2009
from 28.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.8% in 2009
Female
50.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.2% in 2009
Foreign born
24.9%
+4.9 ptssince 2009
from 20.0% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.2%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.1%
+2.2 ptssince 2012
from 8.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
18.5%
−7.7 ptssince 2013
from 26.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.0%
+15.2 ptssince 2017
from 77.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.2%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 94.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.3%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 89.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
55.0%
−0.6 ptssince 2016
from 55.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
35.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2016
from 36.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.2%(28,408)
Married54.4%(41,533)
Widowed1.4%(1,090)
Divorced6.9%(5,267)
Women 15+
Never married33.6%(27,287)
Married49.1%(39,893)
Widowed5.8%(4,703)
Divorced11.6%(9,424)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
18.5%
−7.7 ptssince 2013
from 26.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
53.8%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 52.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.8%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 9.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
11.2%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 10.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
16.0%
−2.2 ptssince 2020
from 18.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 2.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
63.1%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 60.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
26.4%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 27.8% 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)34%(2,625)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.4%(2,499)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era19.7%(1,517)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.6%(353)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(11)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 7,718 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

Grand Prairie, decade by decade

Grand Prairie population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199099,613$82,819$164,64519.4%63.1
2000127,427$85,283$149,37619.3%81.1
2010175,396$73,897$177,52021.0%86.2
2020196,100$83,838$211,25823.9%86.6
2024201,883$81,619$295,50030.0%85.1

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Grand Prairie, Texas?

Grand Prairie, Texas has about 201,883 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Grand Prairie, Texas?

The typical household in Grand Prairie, Texas earns about $81,619 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Grand Prairie, Texas expensive?

In Grand Prairie, Texas, the median home is worth about $295,500, and the typical rent is about $1,629 a month.

How educated are people in Grand Prairie, Texas?

About 30.0% of adults age 25 and over in Grand Prairie, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Grand Prairie, Texas?

About 12.1% of people in Grand Prairie, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Grand Prairie, Texas grown since 1990?

Yes, Grand Prairie, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 102,270 residents, a change of about 103 percent over that period.

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

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