COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS
Dallas County
Texas · 2,218,899 residents · 873.2 sq mi
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Dallas County has roughly average household income, with a median household income of $43,324. Population has grown 20% since 1990. Median home value is $90,800. At a median age of 31.1, residents skew younger than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $42,589
Younger
median age 31.1
US median: 35.2
More educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 24%
More affordable
home values down 12%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $120,530
Section 01
Population & growth
Population, 1990 – 2024
20242.6M
Age distribution, 2000
Under 58.2%(181,951)
5 to 97.9%(175,763)
10 to 147.4%(165,025)
15 to 197.3%(161,126)
20 to 247.8%(172,678)
25 to 3418%(399,345)
35 to 4416.4%(364,860)
45 to 5412%(265,493)
55 to 646.9%(153,786)
65 to 744.4%(98,454)
75 to 842.7%(60,064)
85 and over0.9%(20,354)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$43,324
+4%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $31,605 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$90,800
−12%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $78,300 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
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Section 04
Race & ethnicity
1990
White, non-Hispanic67.1%(1,243,151)
Black20%(369,883)
Hispanic / Latino16.6%(307,542)
Asian2.8%(51,144)
2000
White, non-Hispanic44.3%(983,317)
Black20.1%(445,716)
Hispanic / Latino29.9%(662,729)
Asian3.9%(87,495)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.
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)
Singaporean0%(35)
Okinawan0%(12)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(1,424)
Native Hawaiian0%(1,202)
Chamorro0%(493)
Tongan0%(151)
Guamanian0%(34)
Fijian0%(30)
Marshallese0%(17)
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)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(778)
Serbian0%(740)
Bulgarian0%(704)
Armenian0%(697)
Australian0%(458)
Slovene0%(438)
Guyanese0%(316)
Barbadian0%(307)
Latvian0%(218)
Cape Verdean0%(88)
Macedonian0%(33)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
75.0%
−2.2 ptssince 1990
from 77.1% 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 married33.8%(283,705)
Married55.8%(468,017)
Widowed1.7%(14,643)
Divorced8.7%(72,893)
Women 15+
Never married26.3%(224,766)
Married53%(454,033)
Widowed8.2%(69,817)
Divorced12.6%(107,510)
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Frequently asked
How many people live in Dallas County, Texas?
Dallas County, Texas has about 2,218,899 residents according to the 2000 Census.
What is the median household income in Dallas County, Texas?
The typical household in Dallas County, Texas earns about $43,324 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 $90,800, and the typical rent is about $647 a month.
How educated are people in Dallas County, Texas?
About 27.0% 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 13.4% 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 366,089 residents, a change of about 20 percent over that period.
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