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Dallas County

Texas · 2,661,397 residents (2025 est.) · 873 sq mi
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Dallas County is a county of 2,621,179 people in Texas. That puts it in the top 6% of US counties for household income. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock. The median age is 34.1, younger than the US median of 38.9. 25% of residents were born outside the United States. There are 3,002 people per square mile.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $76,547, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 83%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Dallas County

What changed most since 1990

  • White share60.4% → 26.4% (−34.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Hispanic share16.6% → 41.3% (+24.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
  • Adults with a bachelor's degree26.3% → 35.7% (+9.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts

Among the 254 counties in Texas

  • 44th in household income$76,547
  • 19th in share with a bachelor's degree35.7%
  • 29th in home value$303,000
  • 2nd in diversity score88.2
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,621,179
+18%since 2000
from 2,218,899 in 2000
2,661,397 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
3,002 / sq mi
+18%since 2000
from 2,541 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
34.1
+10%since 2000
from 31.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
873 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.8M2.0M2.2M2.5M2.7M19902000201020202024Dallas County
20242.6M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.8%(179,339)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.8%(177,076)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.2%(188,360)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197%(182,406)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247%(184,610)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3416.6%(435,047)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.8%(361,192)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.1%(316,244)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411%(287,850)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.4%(192,988)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.3%(85,267)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.2%(30,800)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$76,547
−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $43,324 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$42,559
+88%since 2000
from $22,603 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
50.9%
+21.8 ptssince 2009
from 29.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2000
from 13.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.491
Unchangedsince 2010
from 0.492 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information10.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services9.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade8%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance7.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical7%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration6.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food2%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.6%
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
$303,000
+83%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $90,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,565
+33%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $647 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
50.8%
−1.8 ptssince 2000
from 52.6% in 2000
49.2% rent
Vacancy rate
7.7%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.63 people
−7%since 2009
from 2.82 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
25.5%
−6.9 ptssince 2009
from 32.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
49.8%
+3.2 ptssince 2009
from 46.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.0
+45%since 2009
from 2.7 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
79
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic44.3%(983,317)
Black20.1%(445,716)
Hispanic / Latino29.9%(662,729)
Asian3.9%(87,495)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic26.4%(691,299)
Black22.1%(579,305)
Hispanic / Latino41.3%(1,081,496)
Asian7%(183,450)
Other3.3%(85,629)
Diversity Score
88
+3%since 2009
from 86 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
47
+3%since 2020
from 46 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican32.3%(846,286)
Central American5.1%(133,072)
Salvadoran2.7%(70,411)
Honduran1.3%(35,278)
South American1.2%(32,242)
Guatemalan0.7%(18,941)
Puerto Rican0.7%(17,119)
Venezuelan0.4%(11,372)
Cuban0.4%(11,006)
Colombian0.3%(8,075)
Spaniard0.3%(6,924)
Nicaraguan0.2%(5,021)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.2%(4,759)
Dominican0.1%(2,815)
Ecuadorian0.1%(2,805)
Argentine0.1%(2,294)
Panamanian0.1%(1,573)
Chilean0%(1,103)
Costa Rican0%(1,096)
Bolivian0%(1,027)
Uruguayan0%(416)
Paraguayan0%(216)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2.9%(75,842)
Vietnamese1.4%(35,952)
Chinese0.6%(15,748)
Filipino0.4%(11,704)
Pakistani0.4%(9,335)
Korean0.3%(8,553)
Nepalese0.2%(5,663)
Burmese0.1%(2,854)
Japanese0.1%(2,424)
Cambodian0.1%(2,205)
Bangladeshi0.1%(2,161)
Kazakh0.1%(1,763)
+ 11 more asian origin groups with data
Laotian0.1%(1,477)
Thai0.1%(1,351)
Taiwanese0.1%(1,346)
Sri Lankan0%(758)
Hmong0%(544)
Malaysian0%(389)
Indonesian0%(134)
Bhutanese0%(43)
Uzbek0%(42)
Okinawan0%(12)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(1,424)
Chamorro0%(493)
Tongan0%(151)
Guamanian0%(34)
Fijian0%(30)
Ancestry
English6.5%(169,254)
German5.1%(133,831)
Irish4.4%(115,742)
American3.6%(95,437)
Subsaharan African2.8%(73,420)
Italian1.5%(39,941)
Scottish1.1%(28,900)
French1%(26,757)
Nigerian0.7%(17,894)
Polish0.7%(17,387)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(16,387)
Ethiopian0.6%(16,077)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Arab0.6%(15,410)
West Indian0.4%(9,530)
Swedish0.4%(9,356)
Norwegian0.3%(9,100)
Dutch0.3%(9,062)
Czech0.3%(8,720)
British0.3%(7,099)
Welsh0.3%(6,806)
Russian0.2%(5,362)
Jamaican0.2%(4,168)
Iranian0.1%(3,738)
French Canadian0.1%(3,568)
Lebanese0.1%(3,401)
Danish0.1%(3,356)
Portuguese0.1%(3,277)
Kenyan0.1%(2,959)
Greek0.1%(2,843)
Hungarian0.1%(2,803)
Ukrainian0.1%(2,721)
Swiss0.1%(2,672)
Turkish0.1%(2,313)
Austrian0.1%(2,129)
Brazilian0.1%(1,994)
Haitian0.1%(1,969)
Canadian0.1%(1,965)
Iraqi0.1%(1,824)
Syrian0.1%(1,672)
Croatian0.1%(1,659)
Ghanaian0.1%(1,604)
Egyptian0.1%(1,493)
Palestinian0.1%(1,478)
Romanian0.1%(1,369)
Lithuanian0.1%(1,340)
Jordanian0%(1,093)
Belgian0%(985)
Finnish0%(948)
Slovak0%(914)
Somali0%(892)
Moroccan0%(868)
Israeli0%(813)
Serbian0%(740)
Bulgarian0%(704)
Armenian0%(697)
Australian0%(458)
Slovene0%(438)
Guyanese0%(316)
Barbadian0%(307)
Latvian0%(218)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
35.7%
+8.8 ptssince 2000
from 27.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
81.9%
+7.0 ptssince 2000
from 75.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.7%
+4.7 ptssince 2000
from 9.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.8 min
+48%since 2000
from 18.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
68.4%
−9.3 ptssince 2009
from 77.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
11.5%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 13.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.4%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
15.7%
+12.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.8%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 7.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.0%
−3.2 ptssince 2011
from 8.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
68.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2011
from 68.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.2%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 72.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.6%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 9.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
39.9%
+8.5 ptssince 2009
from 31.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.6%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 50.6% in 2009
Female
50.4%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 49.4% in 2009
Foreign born
24.8%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 23.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.2%
−2.7 ptssince 2009
from 6.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.9%
+1.7 ptssince 2012
from 9.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
21.5%
−6.3 ptssince 2013
from 27.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.2%
+15.7 ptssince 2017
from 76.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.8%
+4.4 ptssince 2020
from 92.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.2%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 84.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
57.1%
−0.8 ptssince 2016
from 57.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
33.7%
−0.9 ptssince 2016
from 34.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married41.9%(428,658)
Married48.3%(493,405)
Widowed1.9%(19,760)
Divorced7.8%(80,170)
Women 15+
Never married37.4%(394,007)
Married45.1%(475,919)
Widowed6.2%(65,299)
Divorced11.3%(119,186)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
21.5%
−6.3 ptssince 2013
from 27.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
47.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 48.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
10.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 10.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
12.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 11.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
17.6%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 18.5% 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
57.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 57.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
28.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 28.6% 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)29.2%(23,903)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.9%(19,555)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.5%(23,300)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.1%(3,346)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(619)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 81,776 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

Dallas County, decade by decade

Dallas County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
19901,852,810$75,854$187,92526.3%71.0
20002,218,899$78,921$165,40627.0%84.0
20102,368,139$69,014$186,58328.0%86.6
20202,613,539$74,989$235,01432.5%88.4
20242,621,179$76,547$303,00035.7%88.2

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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Home value$323,900+7%
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Dallas County, Texas?

Dallas County, Texas has about 2,621,179 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Dallas County, Texas?

The typical household in Dallas County, Texas earns about $76,547 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Dallas County, Texas expensive?

In Dallas County, Texas, the median home is worth about $303,000, and the typical rent is about $1,565 a month.

How educated are people in Dallas County, Texas?

About 35.7% of adults age 25 and over in Dallas County, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Dallas County, Texas?

About 13.9% of people in Dallas County, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Dallas County, Texas grown since 1990?

Yes, Dallas County, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 768,369 residents, a change of about 41 percent over that period.

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